POTSHOT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POTSHOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTSHOT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTSHOT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTSHOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potshotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTSHOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTSHOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,382 thousand.
What stands out about POTSHOT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POTSHOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shot fired at an easy target without careful aim, or a casual, unfair criticism.
Most often a potshot is figurative: a quick jab at someone who cannot easily answer. The literal sense comes from hunters who shot at game just to fill the cooking pot. Using the word suggests the attack was careless or cheap.
How POTSHOT is used
Potshot is common in politics and journalism, usually in the phrase take a potshot.
- The columnist took a potshot at the minister again.
- He fired a potshot at the fence post and missed.
- Her speech avoided every cheap potshot at rivals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTSHOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POTSHOT
The 7 tiles of POTSHOT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POTSHOT
3 longer words begin with POTSHOT.
Shorter words from the letters in POTSHOT
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Common questions about POTSHOT
- Is POTSHOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTSHOT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTSHOT worth?
- POTSHOT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTSHOT mean?
- A shot fired at an easy target without careful aim, or a casual, unfair criticism.
- What letters can be added to POTSHOT?
- POTSHOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTSHOT:
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