POTBOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POTBOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTBOIL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTBOIL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTBOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potboilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTBOIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTBOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does POTBOIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To produce routine creative work merely to earn money, with little concern for its quality.
Potboil comes from the noun potboiler, the book written to keep the pot boiling, meaning to pay for food. It is used with a hint of scorn for a writer or painter who sells out.
How POTBOIL is used
Potboil is a rare verb, usually met in comments about hack writers and commercial art.
- He had to potboil for a magazine to pay the rent.
- Poets sometimes potboil when the bills arrive.
- She refused to potboil and kept her standards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTBOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTBOIL
6 longer words begin with POTBOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in POTBOIL
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Common questions about POTBOIL
- Is POTBOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTBOIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTBOIL worth?
- POTBOIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTBOIL mean?
- To produce routine creative work merely to earn money, with little concern for its quality.
- What letters can be added to POTBOIL?
- POTBOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTBOIL:
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