POME is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. POME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POME is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about POME
- 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 POME mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A type of fruit, such as an apple or pear, with a firm fleshy layer surrounding a central core that holds several seeds.
Botanists use pome to classify fruits that develop from a flower with an inferior ovary, producing a core structure rather than a single stone. Apples, pears, and quinces are all classified as pomes.
How POME is used
Register: botany; a specialised term rarely used outside plant science.
- An apple is a classic example of a pome.
- The pear is also classified as a pome.
- Botanists study the structure of each pome closely.
- The pomes on display included quince and medlar.
- A pome develops a core rather than a single pit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POME
The 4 tiles of POME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POME
8 longer words begin with POME.
Words ending in POME
1 words end in POME. Useful as a back hook: play POME onto a word already on the board.
Words with POME inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain POME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with POME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POME
Common questions about POME
- Is POME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POME worth?
- POME is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POME mean?
- A type of fruit, such as an apple or pear, with a firm fleshy layer surrounding a central core that holds several seeds.
- What letters can be added to POME?
- POME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POME:
Open POME in the Word Finder