PORPOISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PORPOISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORPOISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORPOISE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORPOISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORPOISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORPOISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORPOISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORPOISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small toothed whale with a blunt rounded snout and a triangular dorsal fin.
Porpoises are often mistaken for dolphins, but they are generally smaller and stockier with spade-shaped teeth. The word also gives a verb for rising and dipping through water, used of boats and aircraft as well as animals.
How PORPOISE is used
Porpoise is used for the animal, and as a verb for a leaping, diving motion.
- A porpoise surfaced beside the ferry and vanished again.
- The harbour porpoise is among the smallest of whales.
- The seaplane began to porpoise across the waves before lifting off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORPOISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORPOISE
2 longer words begin with PORPOISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORPOISE
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Common questions about PORPOISE
- Is PORPOISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORPOISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORPOISE worth?
- PORPOISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORPOISE mean?
- A small toothed whale with a blunt rounded snout and a triangular dorsal fin.
- What letters can be added to PORPOISE?
- PORPOISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORPOISE:
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