POROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. POROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POROUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POROUS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POROUS
No single letter turns POROUS into another word.
How POROUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 221,736.
What does POROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Full of tiny holes or spaces that allow liquid, air, or other substances to pass through gradually.
A porous material, such as unglazed clay, sponge, or certain rock, lets water or air seep slowly through its structure instead of blocking it completely. The word also works figuratively, describing a border, an argument, or a security system that lets through what it was meant to hold back. An older spelling, porose, appears in some older scientific texts for the same idea but has largely been replaced by porous in everyday and technical writing alike.
How POROUS is used
Used both literally, for materials that let liquids or gases pass through, and figuratively, for borders, systems, or arguments with weak points.
- The porous rock let rainwater slowly filter down to the aquifer.
- A porous sponge soaks up spilled liquid within seconds.
- Critics called the new law porous, full of loopholes to exploit.
- Porous soil drains quickly after heavy rain.
- The eggshell's porous surface still lets air pass through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POROUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POROUS
3 longer words begin with POROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in POROUS
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Common questions about POROUS
- Is POROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POROUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POROUS worth?
- POROUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POROUS mean?
- Full of tiny holes or spaces that allow liquid, air, or other substances to pass through gradually.
- What letters can be added to POROUS?
- No single letter can be added to POROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POROUS:
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