POKER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POKER 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 POKER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POKER is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pokersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does POKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A metal rod used to stir or prod a fire.
Poker for the fire iron comes directly from the verb poke, since stirring coals is exactly what the rod does. The card game called poker is a separate and unrelated word, first recorded in nineteenth-century America and of uncertain origin. English keeps both under the same spelling by coincidence rather than by relation.
How POKER is used
Countable; also names the unrelated card game.
- He jabbed the poker into the coals to wake the fire.
- A poker hangs by every open hearth.
- The card game poker takes its name from a different, unrelated word.
- She left the poker leaning against the grate.
- A hot poker straightened the bent nail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POKER
The 5 tiles of POKER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POKER
7 longer words begin with POKER.
Shorter words from the letters in POKER
Common questions about POKER
- Is POKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POKER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POKER worth?
- POKER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POKER mean?
- A metal rod used to stir or prod a fire.
- What letters can be added to POKER?
- POKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POKER:
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