POET is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. POET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POET?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POET is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POET scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about POET
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who writes poetry.
A poet shapes language into verse, choosing rhythm, sound, and image with unusual care. This careful choice lets a poet say in a few lines what plain prose might take a page to say. The craft ranges from strict traditional forms to loose, modern free verse.
How POET is used
Common in everyday and literary use.
- The poet read her latest work aloud.
- He became a poet after years of writing letters.
- Critics called her the finest poet of her generation.
- The young poet struggled to find a publisher.
- A poet sees the ordinary world differently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POET
The 4 tiles of POET in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POET
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with POET.
Words ending in POET
1 words end in POET. Useful as a back hook: play POET onto a word already on the board.
Words with POET inside
11 words contain POET in the middle. Words that start with POET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POET
Common questions about POET
- Is POET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POET, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POET worth?
- POET is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POET mean?
- A person who writes poetry.
- What letters can be added to POET?
- POET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POET:
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