Purana
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Any of a body of eighteen ancient Sanskrit texts composed between roughly the first and eleventh centuries, containing Hindu legends, cosmology, and religious custom.
“The scholar translated passages from a Purana describing the creation of the world.”
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pu·ra·na
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Ends in ANA with a flowing vowel run and the PU start narrows your options
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Worth 8 points and the three vowels make it useful for clearing vowel-heavy racks
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