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Yes, purpose is playable

...and is worth 14 points.

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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Purpose" Definition

noun

A result or effect that is intended or desired; an intention. See Synonyms at intention.
Determination; resolution: He was a man of purpose.
The matter at hand; the point at issue.
The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or a goal: "And ever those, who would enjoyment gain/Must find it in the purpose they pursue” ( Sarah Josepha Hale).
A subject under discussion or an action in course of execution.

idiom

Little With few or no results.
On purpose Intentionally; deliberately.
To good purpose With good results.

verb-transitive

To intend or resolve to perform or accomplish.

verb

To as an aim to oneself.

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