POURBOIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POURBOIRE 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 POURBOIRE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POURBOIRE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POURBOIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pourboiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POURBOIRE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POURBOIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POURBOIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POURBOIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small sum of money given to a waiter, porter or similar worker as thanks for good service.
Borrowed from French, pourboire literally means for drinking. English speakers now meet it mainly in travel writing or menus, where it stands for the tip left on top of the bill.
How POURBOIRE is used
An occasional borrowing used in a French or old-fashioned setting; ordinary English prefers tip.
- He left a generous pourboire on the table before leaving the cafe.
- In Paris the pourboire is often small, since service is already included.
- The porter smiled at the pourboire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POURBOIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POURBOIRE
1 longer words begin with POURBOIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in POURBOIRE
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Common questions about POURBOIRE
- Is POURBOIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POURBOIRE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POURBOIRE worth?
- POURBOIRE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POURBOIRE mean?
- A small sum of money given to a waiter, porter or similar worker as thanks for good service.
- What letters can be added to POURBOIRE?
- POURBOIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POURBOIRE:
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