purfling

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpɝf(ə)lɪŋ/

Definition of purfling

3 senses · 2 parts of speech

noun

  1. Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
    “The purfling on this violin is exceptionally beautiful.”
See all 3 definitions

noun

  1. Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
    “The purfling on this violin is exceptionally beautiful.”
  2. An ornament consisting of purfle.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of purfle

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to purfling to make another valid word.

Find your best play with purfling

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes purfling, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.