Scrabble Dictionary

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Yes, purr is playable

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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Purr" Definition

noun

A sound similar to that made by a cat: the purr of an engine.
The soft vibrant sound made by a cat.
A low vibratory murmur typical of an apparently contented or pleased cat.

verb-transitive

To express by a soft vibrant sound.

verb-intransitive

To make or utter a soft vibrant sound: The cat purred. The sewing machine purred.

verb

To make a purr or a sound like a purr .
To speak in a manner that resembles a purr.
To speak in a malicious catty manner.

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