POTHOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POTHOOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTHOOK?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTHOOK is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTHOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pothooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTHOOK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTHOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,910 thousand.
What does POTHOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
An S-shaped hook for hanging a pot over a fire, or a curved stroke like it made by children learning to write.
In the kitchen a pothook was a practical iron tool, but the word also named the hooked marks that beginners draw as penmanship practice. Both senses rely on the same curved shape.
How POTHOOK is used
Pothook is used for the fireplace hook and, in older writing, for early handwriting strokes.
- The stew hung from a pothook above the open hearth.
- The teacher made the pupils copy pothooks before real letters.
- An iron pothook was lifted down from the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTHOOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTHOOK
1 longer words begin with POTHOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in POTHOOK
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Common questions about POTHOOK
- Is POTHOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTHOOK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTHOOK worth?
- POTHOOK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTHOOK mean?
- An S-shaped hook for hanging a pot over a fire, or a curved stroke like it made by children learning to write.
- What letters can be added to POTHOOK?
- POTHOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTHOOK:
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