POVERTY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POVERTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POVERTY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POVERTY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POVERTY
No single letter turns POVERTY into another word.
How POVERTY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POVERTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does POVERTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of lacking enough money or resources to meet basic needs.
Poverty is measured by governments and charities using income lines and access to food, housing and schooling. Beyond money, the word can describe a shortage of something valuable, as in poverty of imagination. Monastic orders also use it for a vow to own nothing.
How POVERTY is used
Poverty appears in economics, politics and everyday talk, and figuratively for a serious lack of something.
- Many families in the region still live in poverty.
- The charity works to lift children out of poverty.
- A poverty of ideas left the debate flat.
- The monk took a vow of poverty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POVERTY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POVERTY
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Common questions about POVERTY
- Is POVERTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POVERTY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POVERTY worth?
- POVERTY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POVERTY mean?
- The state of lacking enough money or resources to meet basic needs.
- What letters can be added to POVERTY?
- No single letter can be added to POVERTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POVERTY:
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