POGONIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. POGONIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POGONIA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POGONIA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POGONIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pogoniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POGONIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POGONIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,056.
What does POGONIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small bog orchid with a single flower and a fringed lip.
A pogonia grows from a slender rootstock and bears one or a few leaves. Its fragrant pink or white bloom makes it a favourite of wildflower hunters in wet meadows.
How POGONIA is used
Pogonia is a botanical name for a group of orchids found in North America and Asia.
- We found a pogonia blooming at the edge of the bog.
- The rose pogonia is easy to recognise by its pink flower.
- A pogonia needs wet acid soil to thrive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POGONIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POGONIA
1 longer words begin with POGONIA.
Shorter words from the letters in POGONIA
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Common questions about POGONIA
- Is POGONIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POGONIA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POGONIA worth?
- POGONIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POGONIA mean?
- A small bog orchid with a single flower and a fringed lip.
- What letters can be added to POGONIA?
- POGONIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POGONIA:
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