POMFRET is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POMFRET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POMFRET?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POMFRET is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POMFRET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pomfretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POMFRET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POMFRET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does POMFRET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep-bodied edible sea fish of warm and temperate waters, valued for its flat, tender flesh.
Fish markets across South and Southeast Asia sell the pomfret whole, and it is a favourite for frying or grilling. The same word also names a small round black liquorice sweet from northern England, which has nothing to do with fish.
How POMFRET is used
In menus and market talk, pomfret usually means the fish, often silver or black in colour.
- The cook rubbed spices into the pomfret before frying it.
- We bought a whole silver pomfret at the harbour market.
- A pomfret has a thin, flat body that cooks quickly.
- He ate a bag of pomfret sweets on the train.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POMFRET and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POMFRET
1 longer words begin with POMFRET.
Shorter words from the letters in POMFRET
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Common questions about POMFRET
- Is POMFRET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POMFRET, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POMFRET worth?
- POMFRET is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POMFRET mean?
- A deep-bodied edible sea fish of warm and temperate waters, valued for its flat, tender flesh.
- What letters can be added to POMFRET?
- POMFRET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POMFRET:
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