PORE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about PORE
- The same 4 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
What does PORE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tiny opening in the skin or in another surface through which liquid, gas or light can pass.
Pores are the minute openings scattered across the skin that let sweat escape and allow the skin to breathe, and the same word is used more broadly for any small opening in a surface, such as the pores in a rock or a leaf through which moisture or air can move. As a verb, to pore over something means to study it closely.
How PORE is used
Common in everyday and scientific use; note the unrelated verb sense to pore over a book.
- Sweat trickled out of every pore on his forehead.
- A clogged pore can lead to a small skin blemish.
- Moisture seeped through a tiny pore in the clay pot.
- She would pore over the old letters for hours.
- The dermatologist explained how each pore releases oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PORE
The 4 tiles of PORE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PORE
4 longer words begin with PORE.
Words ending in PORE
Showing 24 of 51 words that end in PORE. Useful as a back hook: play PORE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PORE inside
Showing 24 of 91 words that contain PORE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PORE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PORE
Common questions about PORE
- Is PORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORE worth?
- PORE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORE mean?
- A tiny opening in the skin or in another surface through which liquid, gas or light can pass.
- What letters can be added to PORE?
- PORE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PORE:
Open PORE in the Word Finder