POACEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POACEOUS 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 POACEOUS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POACEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POACEOUS
No single letter turns POACEOUS into another word.
How POACEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POACEOUS
- POACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POACEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Belonging to the grass family, Poaceae.
Botanists call wheat, bamboo and lawn grass poaceous because they share this plant family. The word is a precise scientific label, not a general description of anything green.
How POACEOUS is used
Poaceous is a rare botanical term.
- Rice is a poaceous crop grown in flooded fields.
- The guide listed several poaceous species found in the meadow.
- A poaceous plant usually has narrow leaves and hollow stems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POACEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POACEOUS
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Common questions about POACEOUS
- Is POACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POACEOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POACEOUS worth?
- POACEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POACEOUS mean?
- Belonging to the grass family, Poaceae.
- What letters can be added to POACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to POACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POACEOUS:
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