PORRINGER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PORRINGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORRINGER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORRINGER is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORRINGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
porringersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORRINGER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PORRINGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORRINGER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORRINGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small shallow bowl, often with a flat handle, once used for porridge or soup.
The porringer was a common piece of tableware in early modern homes, especially for children, and many were made of pewter or silver. Today such bowls survive mostly in museums and as christening gifts.
How PORRINGER is used
Mainly historical or antique-trade vocabulary.
- The child ate warm oats from a pewter porringer.
- A silver porringer sat on the shelf as a family heirloom.
- The museum displayed a porringer made in the seventeenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORRINGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORRINGER
1 longer words begin with PORRINGER.
Shorter words from the letters in PORRINGER
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Common questions about PORRINGER
- Is PORRINGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORRINGER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORRINGER worth?
- PORRINGER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORRINGER mean?
- A small shallow bowl, often with a flat handle, once used for porridge or soup.
- What letters can be added to PORRINGER?
- PORRINGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PORRINGER:
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