POTPOURRI is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POTPOURRI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTPOURRI?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTPOURRI is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTPOURRI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potpourrisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTPOURRI scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POTPOURRI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTPOURRI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POTPOURRI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A scented mixture of dried flower petals and spices kept in a bowl, or more broadly, a varied mixture of things.
Potpourri is traditionally set out in a dish to freshen a room. The word also works as a figure of speech for any assortment, such as a magazine full of unrelated topics.
How POTPOURRI is used
Taken from French; it can mean either the fragrant bowl or a mixed collection.
- A dish of lavender potpourri sat on the hall table.
- The concert was a potpourri of folk songs and film themes.
- The cat knocked the potpourri onto the carpet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTPOURRI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTPOURRI
1 longer words begin with POTPOURRI.
Shorter words from the letters in POTPOURRI
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Common questions about POTPOURRI
- Is POTPOURRI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTPOURRI, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTPOURRI worth?
- POTPOURRI is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTPOURRI mean?
- A scented mixture of dried flower petals and spices kept in a bowl, or more broadly, a varied mixture of things.
- What letters can be added to POTPOURRI?
- POTPOURRI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POTPOURRI:
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