POBLANO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POBLANO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POBLANO?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POBLANO is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POBLANO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poblanosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POBLANO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POBLANO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does POBLANO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, dark green chilli pepper with a mild to moderate heat, widely used in Mexican cooking.
Cooks roast a poblano to blister and peel the skin, then stuff it for chiles rellenos. Once dried, the same pepper is sold under another name, which sometimes confuses shoppers.
How POBLANO is used
Poblano appears in recipes, grocery lists and menus, usually as a fresh green pepper.
- She roasted a poblano over the flame until the skin blackened.
- The soup gets its gentle warmth from a diced poblano.
- Stuff each poblano with cheese before baking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POBLANO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POBLANO
1 longer words begin with POBLANO.
Shorter words from the letters in POBLANO
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Common questions about POBLANO
- Is POBLANO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POBLANO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POBLANO worth?
- POBLANO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POBLANO mean?
- A large, dark green chilli pepper with a mild to moderate heat, widely used in Mexican cooking.
- What letters can be added to POBLANO?
- POBLANO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POBLANO:
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