POGEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POGEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POGEY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POGEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POGEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pogeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POGEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POGEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does POGEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
Government unemployment or welfare payments, especially in Canadian usage.
Pogey entered Canadian English in the early twentieth century as a casual, often slightly disapproving word for money paid out by the state to people who are unemployed or in need. Someone described as being on pogey is receiving these benefits rather than earning wages from a job. The term carries a working-class, conversational tone and rarely appears in official government documents, which use formal names such as employment insurance instead. Older uses of the word in parts of the United States referred more specifically to a poorhouse or relief home rather than to the payments themselves.
How POGEY is used
Informal Canadian usage for unemployment or welfare benefits, common in everyday speech rather than official documents.
- He lost his job and ended up on pogey for the winter.
- She joked that pogey would not cover the rent this month.
- Workers in the fishing town often relied on pogey between seasons.
- The article criticised long-term dependence on pogey.
- He was relieved when his pogey cheque finally arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POGEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POGEY
1 longer words begin with POGEY.
Shorter words from the letters in POGEY
Common questions about POGEY
- Is POGEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POGEY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POGEY worth?
- POGEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POGEY mean?
- Government unemployment or welfare payments, especially in Canadian usage.
- What letters can be added to POGEY?
- POGEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POGEY:
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