POMPANO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POMPANO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POMPANO?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POMPANO is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POMPANO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pompanosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POMPANO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POMPANO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,294 thousand.
What does POMPANO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep-bodied marine food fish found in warm coastal waters.
The pompano is prized by cooks for its firm white flesh, and it is often grilled or baked whole. Several related species go by the name, found especially along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of America.
How POMPANO is used
Common on restaurant menus in the southern United States.
- We ordered grilled pompano with lemon butter.
- The fisherman landed a pompano off the pier.
- Pompano is a favourite on Gulf Coast menus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POMPANO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POMPANO
1 longer words begin with POMPANO.
Shorter words from the letters in POMPANO
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Common questions about POMPANO
- Is POMPANO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POMPANO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POMPANO worth?
- POMPANO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POMPANO mean?
- A deep-bodied marine food fish found in warm coastal waters.
- What letters can be added to POMPANO?
- POMPANO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POMPANO:
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