PROF is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PROF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROF?
| 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 PROF is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
profsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PROF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does PROF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A professor — the short form.
Prof is a student clipping that has been in print since the 1830s, which makes it far older than most abbreviations of its kind. It is never used to address anybody formally.
How PROF is used
Countable: a prof, two profs. Informal.
- The prof set the same paper three years running.
- The word prof has been in print since the 1830s.
- Two profs disagreed and the class enjoyed it.
- Nobody writes prof in a formal letter.
- Prof is older than most clippings of its kind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROF
Showing 24 of 124 words that begin with PROF.
Words with PROF inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain PROF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PROF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PROF
Common questions about PROF
- Is PROF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROF, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROF worth?
- PROF is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROF mean?
- A professor — the short form.
- What letters can be added to PROF?
- PROF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PROF:
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