Purges
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of purge, meaning forcibly removes people from an organisation or rids something of unwanted elements.
“The new regime purges its critics systematically.”
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Ends in GES with PURGE as a strong base word and no repeated letters
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Worth 9 points and the GES ending hooks well onto existing tiles on the board
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