POSE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. POSE 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 POSE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POSE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What stands out about POSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 POSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hold a particular position or posture, especially for a photograph or painting, or to put forward a question or problem.
Someone who poses arranges their body deliberately so that it can be looked at or recorded, as when sitters pose for a portrait, and the same word extends to ideas, since a difficult question is said to pose a problem when it presents one that must be dealt with. Pose is also a noun for the position taken.
How POSE is used
Common in everyday speech, both for photographs and for problems or questions that arise.
- The model held a pose for the photographer.
- The riddle continued to pose a challenge for the students.
- He likes to pose for pictures with his dog.
- New technology can pose risks as well as benefits.
- She struck a dramatic pose at the top of the stairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POSE
The 4 tiles of POSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with POSE
11 longer words begin with POSE.
Words ending in POSE
Showing 24 of 43 words that end in POSE. Useful as a back hook: play POSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with POSE inside
Showing 24 of 170 words that contain POSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with POSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POSE
Common questions about POSE
- Is POSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POSE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POSE worth?
- POSE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POSE mean?
- To hold a particular position or posture, especially for a photograph or painting, or to put forward a question or problem.
- What letters can be added to POSE?
- POSE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POSE:
Open POSE in the Word Finder