POETISE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. POETISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POETISE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POETISE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POETISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POETISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POETISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What does POETISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To write poetry, or to express something in a poetic style or in verse.
To poetise is either to compose verses or to give ordinary material a poetic dress. The -ise spelling is the usual British form, and the sense can be neutral or slightly mocking when something is made too flowery.
How POETISE is used
Poetise is a literary verb for writing verse or giving a subject a poetic shape.
- He liked to poetise about the sea in his letters.
- The writer tried to poetise the plain facts of the voyage.
- It is easy to poetise the countryside when you do not work in it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POETISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POETISE
4 longer words begin with POETISE.
Shorter words from the letters in POETISE
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Common questions about POETISE
- Is POETISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POETISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POETISE worth?
- POETISE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POETISE mean?
- To write poetry, or to express something in a poetic style or in verse.
- What letters can be added to POETISE?
- POETISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POETISE:
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