PORRIDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PORRIDGE 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 PORRIDGE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORRIDGE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORRIDGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
porridgesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORRIDGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PORRIDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORRIDGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORRIDGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft food made by boiling oats or another cereal in water or milk.
Porridge is a classic hot breakfast, especially in Scotland and the wider British Isles, and is often eaten with salt, sugar or honey. In British slang the same word also stands for a spell in prison.
How PORRIDGE is used
Porridge is an uncountable noun, and in slang it can mean time served in prison.
- He stirred the porridge slowly so it would not stick.
- A bowl of porridge with honey is a warm start to winter mornings.
- The old comedy followed a prisoner serving porridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORRIDGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORRIDGE
1 longer words begin with PORRIDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORRIDGE
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Common questions about PORRIDGE
- Is PORRIDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORRIDGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORRIDGE worth?
- PORRIDGE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORRIDGE mean?
- A soft food made by boiling oats or another cereal in water or milk.
- What letters can be added to PORRIDGE?
- PORRIDGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PORRIDGE:
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