POLE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. POLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about POLE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long slender rounded piece of wood, metal or other material, used as a support, marker or tool.
A pole is straight and far longer than it is wide, which lets it prop up a structure such as a tent or a flag, or serve as a tool for pushing and steering, as when a boatman pushes a punt along with a pole. The same word also marks fixed reference points, such as the North Pole and South Pole at the ends of the Earth's axis, or the two ends of a magnet.
How POLE is used
Everyday word, often joined to another noun, as in flagpole, fishing pole or telephone pole.
- They raised the tent by pushing a pole into the ground at each corner.
- He kept his balance on the icy path with a long pole.
- A tall pole held the flag above the stadium.
- The magnet has a north pole and a south pole.
- She measured the garden with a wooden pole ten feet long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POLE
The 4 tiles of POLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POLE
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with POLE.
Words ending in POLE
24 words end in POLE. Useful as a back hook: play POLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with POLE inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain POLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with POLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POLE
Common questions about POLE
- Is POLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLE worth?
- POLE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLE mean?
- A long slender rounded piece of wood, metal or other material, used as a support, marker or tool.
- What letters can be added to POLE?
- POLE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POLE:
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