POMP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. POMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POMP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POMP is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pompsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,077.
What does POMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Splendid ceremonial display.
Pomp came through Latin from a Greek word for a procession, so the sense of display was there from the very start. It is nearly always paired with circumstance, from a phrase in a play.
How POMP is used
Uncountable; there is no plural and no verb.
- The pomp cost more than the thing it celebrated.
- The word pomp comes from a Greek one for a procession.
- Pomp and circumstance comes from a line in a play.
- A ceremony without pomp is merely a meeting.
- The display sense of pomp was there from the beginning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POMP
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with POMP.
Words ending in POMP
1 words end in POMP. Useful as a back hook: play POMP onto a word already on the board.
Words with POMP inside
2 words contain POMP in the middle. Words that start with POMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POMP
Common questions about POMP
- Is POMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POMP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POMP worth?
- POMP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POMP mean?
- Splendid ceremonial display.
- What letters can be added to POMP?
- POMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POMP:
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