POWTER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POWTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POWTER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWTER is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
powtersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POWTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does POWTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To poke or rummage about in something, searching without much order.
The Scots verb powter describes pottering through a drawer, a ditch or a heap of rubbish with a stick or the hands. The same spelling is sometimes met for a kind of fancy domestic pigeon. It is related to the dialect forms of poke and pouter.
How POWTER is used
Scots; rare in standard English.
- He would powter among the old tools for an hour.
- The children powter in the burn with sticks.
- She likes to powter about in the attic.
- Do not powter in the fire like that.
- I saw him powter through the rubbish for a button.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POWTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POWTER
3 longer words begin with POWTER.
Shorter words from the letters in POWTER
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Common questions about POWTER
- Is POWTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWTER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWTER worth?
- POWTER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POWTER mean?
- To poke or rummage about in something, searching without much order.
- What letters can be added to POWTER?
- POWTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POWTER:
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