Pursed

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of purse, meaning gathered or contracted the lips into a tight, rounded shape expressing disapproval or concentration.

“She pursed her lips in disapproval as she read the report.”

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Synonyms

puckeredcontractedtightenedcompressed

Antonyms

relaxedopened

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in SED with PURSE as the common base and no repeated letters

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points and the S ending allows further extension or hooking

Words Related to Pursed

Anagrams of Pursed

Words that use exactly the same letters as “pursed”.

drupes prudes

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pursed” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

cursed nursed parsed pulsed pureed purged purled purred purser purses

Words you can make from Pursed

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pursed”.

drupe druse duper dupes dures perdu prude pseud pured purse resup sprue spued super sured depr deus duer dues dupe dups dure peru puds

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pursed”.

dumpers

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