POOT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. POOT 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POOT?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POOT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does POOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsinformal
To break wind; also, in Scots dialect, to shoot at young partridges or grouse.
Poot is a Scots dialect word used both as a verb, to poot, meaning to pass gas, and as a noun for the act itself. The same spelling separately names the older sport of shooting at young partridges or grouse before they can fly well.
How POOT is used
Informal and dialectal; heard in Scottish speech rather than in written standard English.
- The dog let out a poot under the table.
- He tried not to poot during the meeting.
- Children giggled every time someone said poot.
- A loud poot broke the silence of the library.
- She blamed the dog for the poot everyone smelled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POOT
The 4 tiles of POOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POOT
11 longer words begin with POOT.
Words ending in POOT
3 words end in POOT. Useful as a back hook: play POOT onto a word already on the board.
Words with POOT inside
5 words contain POOT in the middle. Words that start with POOT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POOT
Common questions about POOT
- Is POOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOT worth?
- POOT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOT mean?
- To break wind; also, in Scots dialect, to shoot at young partridges or grouse.
- What letters can be added to POOT?
- POOT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POOT:
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