POOLROOM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POOLROOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POOLROOM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOLROOM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOLROOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poolroomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POOLROOM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POOLROOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POOLROOM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POOLROOM
- The letter O appears four times in POOLROOM.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POOLROOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A room or hall where pool or billiards is played.
In older American usage a poolroom could also be a place where bets were taken, which gave it a slightly shady reputation. Today it more often simply means a venue with tables, sometimes part of a bar or a club.
How POOLROOM is used
Poolroom is most common in North American English, often in a casual or nostalgic tone.
- They spent every Friday night in the poolroom behind the diner.
- The poolroom was thick with smoke and the click of balls.
- He learned to shoot a clean break in his uncle's poolroom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOLROOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POOLROOM
1 longer words begin with POOLROOM.
Shorter words from the letters in POOLROOM
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Common questions about POOLROOM
- Is POOLROOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOLROOM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOLROOM worth?
- POOLROOM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOLROOM mean?
- A room or hall where pool or billiards is played.
- What letters can be added to POOLROOM?
- POOLROOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POOLROOM:
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