POTHUNTER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POTHUNTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTHUNTER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTHUNTER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTHUNTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pothuntersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTHUNTER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POTHUNTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTHUNTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POTHUNTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who competes only to win prizes, or one who digs up ancient remains for profit.
In sport a pothunter chases cups and trophies instead of playing for the love of it. Archaeologists use the same word with contempt for amateurs who loot old sites for pots and relics.
How POTHUNTER is used
Informal and often critical, whether about a sportsman or a treasure digger.
- The club refused to sign the pothunter who only played in finals.
- A pothunter wrecked the burial mound in a single night.
- He was dismissed as a pothunter with no feel for the game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTHUNTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTHUNTER
1 longer words begin with POTHUNTER.
Shorter words from the letters in POTHUNTER
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Common questions about POTHUNTER
- Is POTHUNTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTHUNTER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTHUNTER worth?
- POTHUNTER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTHUNTER mean?
- A person who competes only to win prizes, or one who digs up ancient remains for profit.
- What letters can be added to POTHUNTER?
- POTHUNTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POTHUNTER:
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