POOH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. POOH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POOH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poohsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POOH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POOH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What does POOH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
An exclamation of contempt or impatience.
Pooh survives chiefly doubled, as a verb meaning to dismiss an idea without examining it. Very few interjections have become verbs at all, and fewer still by repeating themselves.
How POOH is used
Used alone. Also a verb when doubled.
- Pooh, said the chairman, and moved on.
- The word pooh became a verb by being doubled.
- They poohed the whole proposal without reading it.
- Very few interjections turn into verbs as pooh did.
- Doubling is what keeps pooh in use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POOH
The 4 tiles of POOH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POOH
3 longer words begin with POOH.
Shorter words from the letters in POOH
Common questions about POOH
- Is POOH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOH worth?
- POOH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOH mean?
- An exclamation of contempt or impatience.
- What letters can be added to POOH?
- POOH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POOH:
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