purposive

1. Having or serving a purpose.

2. Purposeful: purposive behavior.

3. Serving or effecting a useful function though not as a result of planning or design.

4. Having or tending to fulfill a conscious or design .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
purposive	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
er	2
es	2
is	2
oe	2
oi	2
op	4
or	2
os	2
pe	4
pi	4
po	4
re	2
si	2
so	2
up	4
us	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ers	3
ire	3
oes	3
ope	5
ops	5
ore	3
ors	3
ose	3
our	3
pep	7
per	5
pes	5
pie	5
pip	7
pis	5
piu	5
poi	5
pop	7
pos	5
pro	5
psi	5
pup	7
pur	5
pus	5
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
rev	6
rip	5
roe	3
rue	3
sei	3
ser	3
sev	6
sip	5
sir	3
sop	5
sou	3
sri	3
sue	3
sup	5
upo	5
ups	5
urp	5
use	3
vie	6
vis	6
voe	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
epos	6
eros	4
eruv	7
euro	4
ires	4
opes	6
opus	6
ores	4
ours	4
over	7
pepo	8
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pois	6
pope	8
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pour	6
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prop	8
pros	6
pups	8
pure	6
puri	6
purs	6
reis	4
repo	6
repp	8
reps	6
revs	7
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
rive	7
roes	4
rope	6
rose	4
roue	4
roup	6
rove	7
rues	4
ruse	4
sipe	6
sire	4
sore	4
sori	4
soup	6
sour	4
spiv	9
spue	6
spur	6
suer	4
supe	6
sure	4
urps	6
user	4
vier	7
vies	7
vise	7
voes	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eruvs	8
euros	5
osier	5
ourie	5
overs	8
pepos	9
peris	7
perps	9
pervo	10
pervs	10
piers	7
pious	7
piper	9
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poise	7
popes	9
pores	7
poser	7
pours	7
preop	9
preps	9
pries	7
prise	7
props	9
prose	7
prove	10
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purse	7
repos	7
repps	9
ripes	7
rives	8
ropes	7
roues	5
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rouse	5
roves	8
servo	8
sieur	5
sirup	7
siver	8
speir	7
spier	7
spire	7
spore	7
sprue	7
super	7
upper	9
verso	8
viers	8
viper	10
vireo	8
vires	8
virus	8
visor	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
espoir	8
pervos	11
pipers	10
poiser	8
popsie	10
poseur	8
posier	8
preops	10
proves	11
sipper	10
supper	10
uppers	10
uprise	8
uprose	8
vipers	11
vireos	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
oversup	12
purpose	11
soppier	11
soupier	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pervious	13
previous	13
viperous	13

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
purposive	16