CESSPOOL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CESSPOOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CESSPOOL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CESSPOOL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CESSPOOL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cesspoolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CESSPOOL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CESSPOOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CESSPOOL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CESSPOOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A covered pit or tank in which sewage and waste water are collected.
Homes without mains drainage used a cesspool to hold waste until it was emptied. Figuratively, writers use the word for any place or situation thought to be filthy or morally corrupt.
How CESSPOOL is used
Literal for sewage, figurative for corruption.
- The farmhouse had an old cesspool behind the barn.
- Journalists called the city hall a cesspool of corruption.
- The council paid to have the cesspool emptied.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CESSPOOL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CESSPOOL
1 longer words begin with CESSPOOL.
Shorter words from the letters in CESSPOOL
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Common questions about CESSPOOL
- Is CESSPOOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CESSPOOL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CESSPOOL worth?
- CESSPOOL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CESSPOOL mean?
- A covered pit or tank in which sewage and waste water are collected.
- What letters can be added to CESSPOOL?
- CESSPOOL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CESSPOOL:
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