POND is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. POND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POND is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pondsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does POND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small body of still water, typically smaller than a lake and often artificial.
A pond can form naturally in a low hollow of land or be dug deliberately for fish, livestock, or garden decoration. Because it is shallow and enclosed, a pond usually warms faster and freezes more completely than a larger lake.
How POND is used
Frequently used informally for the Atlantic Ocean, as in the phrase across the pond.
- Ducks glided quietly across the pond.
- They dug a small pond in the back garden.
- Ice covered the pond after the cold snap.
- Frogs gathered near the edge of the pond at dusk.
- The village pond froze solid every winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POND
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with POND.
Words ending in POND
10 words end in POND. Useful as a back hook: play POND onto a word already on the board.
Words with POND inside
Showing 24 of 110 words that contain POND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with POND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POND
Common questions about POND
- Is POND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POND worth?
- POND is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POND mean?
- A small body of still water, typically smaller than a lake and often artificial.
- What letters can be added to POND?
- POND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POND:
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