POOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. POOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POOR?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOR is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POOR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What stands out about POOR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POOR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having very little money or few possessions; lacking in quality, quantity or ability.
Poor most often describes people who lack money or resources, but the same word also judges quality, as in a poor performance, or expresses sympathy, as in the poor man who lost his job. This shows how one short word covers both a material condition and a general lack.
How POOR is used
Very common in everyday speech, with both a literal sense about money and figurative senses about quality or luck.
- The family was too poor to afford new shoes.
- Critics called the film a poor imitation of the original.
- He felt sorry for the poor dog left out in the rain.
- Poor visibility forced the pilot to delay the flight.
- The charity collects food for poor families in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POOR
The 4 tiles of POOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POOR
24 longer words begin with POOR.
Words ending in POOR
2 words end in POOR. Useful as a back hook: play POOR onto a word already on the board.
Words with POOR inside
8 words contain POOR in the middle. Words that start with POOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POOR
Common questions about POOR
- Is POOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOR worth?
- POOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOR mean?
- Having very little money or few possessions; lacking in quality, quantity or ability.
- What letters can be added to POOR?
- POOR takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POOR:
Open POOR in the Word Finder