POTHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POTHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTHOLE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTHOLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTHOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does POTHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hole in a road surface caused by wear and weather, or a deep natural hollow in rock.
Drivers dread a pothole because it can damage tyres and bend wheels. Water seeping into cracks and freezing is a common cause. Cavers use the same word for a vertical shaft in limestone, and it can also be a verb for exploring such shafts.
How POTHOLE is used
Pothole is an everyday word for road damage and a technical one in caving.
- The bus hit a deep pothole and everyone bounced.
- The council promised to fill every pothole before winter.
- Cavers lowered a rope into the pothole on the moor.
- She swerved to avoid a pothole near the junction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTHOLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTHOLE
4 longer words begin with POTHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in POTHOLE
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Common questions about POTHOLE
- Is POTHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTHOLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTHOLE worth?
- POTHOLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTHOLE mean?
- A hole in a road surface caused by wear and weather, or a deep natural hollow in rock.
- What letters can be added to POTHOLE?
- POTHOLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTHOLE:
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