POISHA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POISHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POISHA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POISHA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POISHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poishasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POISHA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POISHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does POISHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coin of Bangladesh worth one hundredth of a taka.
The poisha is the small change of Bangladesh, in the way that the cent is to the dollar. The name is the Bengali form of the word paisa, which is used for similar subunits elsewhere in South Asia. Prices in everyday trade now seldom run to single poisha, but the unit remains in use for exact sums.
How POISHA is used
The plural is poisha or poishas; both are met in English.
- The bill came to ten taka and fifty poisha.
- A single poisha buys almost nothing today.
- He counted the poisha left in his pocket.
- The old coin was worth twenty-five poisha.
- Prices were quoted down to the last poisha.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POISHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POISHA
1 longer words begin with POISHA.
Shorter words from the letters in POISHA
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Common questions about POISHA
- Is POISHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POISHA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POISHA worth?
- POISHA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POISHA mean?
- A coin of Bangladesh worth one hundredth of a taka.
- What letters can be added to POISHA?
- POISHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POISHA:
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