POTEEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. POTEEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTEEN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTEEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTEEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poteensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTEEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POTEEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,357.
What does POTEEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irishinformal
A strong alcoholic spirit, especially whiskey, distilled illegally in Ireland, traditionally made from potatoes or grain.
Poteen was long made in small, hidden stills across rural Ireland to avoid the taxes and licensing required of legal distilleries, giving it a reputation as a rough, homemade spirit rather than a polished one. The same drink appears under the spellings potheen and poitin, all describing the identical illicit brew. Although a licensed, legal version is now sold commercially under the poitin name, poteen itself still carries the older sense of something distilled outside the law.
How POTEEN is used
Associated with rural Ireland and its tradition of illegal home distilling, now mostly historical since legal versions are sold today.
- The old farmer kept a jar of poteen hidden in the barn.
- Poteen was distilled in secret to avoid the tax collector.
- He offered his guests a small glass of poteen.
- Stories of poteen stills filled the local folklore.
- Poteen was said to be far stronger than ordinary whiskey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTEEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTEEN
1 longer words begin with POTEEN.
Shorter words from the letters in POTEEN
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Common questions about POTEEN
- Is POTEEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTEEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTEEN worth?
- POTEEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTEEN mean?
- A strong alcoholic spirit, especially whiskey, distilled illegally in Ireland, traditionally made from potatoes or grain.
- What letters can be added to POTEEN?
- POTEEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POTEEN:
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