POISONOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POISONOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POISONOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POISONOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POISONOUS
No single letter turns POISONOUS into another word.
How POISONOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POISONOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POISONOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POISONOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Capable of killing or seriously harming a living thing if swallowed, touched or breathed in.
Some mushrooms and berries look tempting but are poisonous, which is why foragers learn them carefully. The adjective is also used for hostile things, like a poisonous remark or a poisonous atmosphere at work.
How POISONOUS is used
Poisonous describes plants, chemicals and animals, and in figurative use, words or moods.
- Never eat berries unless you know they are not poisonous.
- The frog's skin is poisonous to predators.
- A poisonous rumour spread through the school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POISONOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POISONOUS
3 longer words begin with POISONOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in POISONOUS
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Common questions about POISONOUS
- Is POISONOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POISONOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POISONOUS worth?
- POISONOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POISONOUS mean?
- Capable of killing or seriously harming a living thing if swallowed, touched or breathed in.
- What letters can be added to POISONOUS?
- No single letter can be added to POISONOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POISONOUS:
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