POORLIER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POORLIER is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POORLIER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POORLIER is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORLIER
No single letter turns POORLIER into another word.
How POORLIER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POORLIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POORLIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POORLIER mean in Scrabble?
POORLIER is the comparative form of POORLY.
Shorter words from the letters in POORLIER
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Common questions about POORLIER
- Is POORLIER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POORLIER is not in it.
- How many points is POORLIER worth?
- POORLIER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POORLIER?
- No single letter can be added to POORLIER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POORLIER:
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