EMPOISON is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EMPOISON 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 EMPOISON?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPOISON is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPOISON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empoisonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPOISON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMPOISON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPOISON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPOISON mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To poison someone or something, or to spoil by corrupting influence.
To empoison a cup was to lace it with venom, but the old verb also covered figurative harm, such as empoisoning a friendship with lies. Modern English uses the plain verb poison instead.
How EMPOISON is used
Found in older literature; modern writers use poison.
- The villain planned to empoison the king's wine.
- Rumours were enough to empoison their trust.
- No one dared empoison the well of the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPOISON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPOISON
5 longer words begin with EMPOISON.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPOISON
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Common questions about EMPOISON
- Is EMPOISON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPOISON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPOISON worth?
- EMPOISON is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPOISON mean?
- To poison someone or something, or to spoil by corrupting influence.
- What letters can be added to EMPOISON?
- EMPOISON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMPOISON:
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