POORISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POORISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POORISH?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POORISH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORISH
No single letter turns POORISH into another word.
How POORISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POORISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does POORISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Somewhat poor, either lacking money or below a good standard.
The ending -ish softens the verdict, so poorish suggests a mild shortfall rather than real hardship. It is a casual, spoken sort of word that you would not expect in formal reports.
How POORISH is used
Poorish is used informally to describe mildly poor quality or modest means.
- The soil here is poorish, but beans still grow.
- He gave a poorish performance in the last round.
- They were a poorish family who still shared everything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POORISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POORISH
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Common questions about POORISH
- Is POORISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POORISH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POORISH worth?
- POORISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POORISH mean?
- Somewhat poor, either lacking money or below a good standard.
- What letters can be added to POORISH?
- No single letter can be added to POORISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POORISH:
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