POORNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. POORNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POORNESS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POORNESS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORNESS
No single letter turns POORNESS into another word.
How POORNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POORNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POORNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POORNESS
- The same 8 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
Anagrams of POORNESS
The 8 tiles of POORNESS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POORNESS
1 longer words begin with POORNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in POORNESS
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Common questions about POORNESS
- Is POORNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POORNESS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POORNESS worth?
- POORNESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POORNESS?
- No single letter can be added to POORNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POORNESS:
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