POPULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POPULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPULAR?
| 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 POPULAR is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPULAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
popularsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPULAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POPULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does POPULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Liked, enjoyed or admired by a large number of people.
Popular can also mean aimed at ordinary readers rather than experts, as in popular science, or relating to the people as a whole, as in popular vote. Being popular says nothing about quality, only about how many people approve.
How POPULAR is used
Popular is a common everyday adjective used for people, products, places and ideas.
- The new cafe quickly became popular with students.
- She wrote a popular guide to the night sky.
- That name is popular this year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POPULAR
23 longer words begin with POPULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in POPULAR
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Common questions about POPULAR
- Is POPULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPULAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPULAR worth?
- POPULAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPULAR mean?
- Liked, enjoyed or admired by a large number of people.
- What letters can be added to POPULAR?
- POPULAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POPULAR:
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