POORTITH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POORTITH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POORTITH?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POORTITH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORTITH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poortithsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POORTITH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POORTITH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POORTITH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POORTITH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
The state of being poor; poverty.
Poortith is a Scots word, made famous by Robert Burns, who wrote of "poortith" in his songs. It sounds warmer and older than the standard word and often appears in poems.
How POORTITH is used
Poortith is Scots and literary, found in verse and dialect writing.
- Burns wrote bitterly of poortith and hard labour.
- They endured poortith through the long winter.
- The old song laments poortith and want.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POORTITH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POORTITH
1 longer words begin with POORTITH.
Shorter words from the letters in POORTITH
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Common questions about POORTITH
- Is POORTITH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POORTITH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POORTITH worth?
- POORTITH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POORTITH mean?
- The state of being poor; poverty.
- What letters can be added to POORTITH?
- POORTITH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POORTITH:
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