POTATO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. POTATO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTATO?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTATO is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTATO
No single letter turns POTATO into another word.
How POTATO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POTATO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 157,679.
What does POTATO mean in Scrabble?
noun
The starchy edible tuber of a widely cultivated plant, or the plant itself, a major food crop grown for its underground tubers.
A potato grows underground on the roots of a leafy plant native to South America, and after harvesting it can be boiled, baked, fried, or mashed as one of the world's most widely eaten vegetables. The plant itself belongs to the nightshade family, and while its tuber is a staple food, its green parts and sprouts contain compounds that are mildly toxic if eaten. Beyond the vegetable, potato also names an informal hole worn through the heel of a sock, a much older and less common use of the word.
How POTATO is used
One of the most common words in everyday cooking and agriculture, worldwide in use.
- She peeled a large potato for the stew.
- Farmers harvested the potato crop before the first frost.
- He mashed the potato with butter and milk.
- The potato plant produces small white flowers above ground.
- A potato had worn clean through the heel of his old sock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTATO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POTATO
The 6 tiles of POTATO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POTATO
4 longer words begin with POTATO.
Shorter words from the letters in POTATO
Common questions about POTATO
- Is POTATO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTATO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTATO worth?
- POTATO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTATO mean?
- The starchy edible tuber of a widely cultivated plant, or the plant itself, a major food crop grown for its underground tubers.
- What letters can be added to POTATO?
- No single letter can be added to POTATO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POTATO:
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