PROO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PROO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROO is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proofChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PROO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PROO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What stands out about PROO
- The same 4 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 PROO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Scots
A call used to bring a cow closer, or to tell a horse to stop.
Proo belongs to the small set of working words spoken to animals rather than to people, and its meaning depends on which animal is being addressed: said to a cow it is an invitation to come nearer, and said to a horse it is an order to halt. There is no single everyday English word that does both jobs, which is why proo itself is the form recorded in dictionaries.
How PROO is used
Stands alone, spoken to animals. Also spelled pruh in the sense addressed to a cow.
- The farmer called proo and the cow ambled over.
- He said proo and the horse stopped dead.
- Proo worked on the old mare better than any rein.
- She learned proo before she learned to milk.
- A sharp proo brought the whole herd toward the gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROO
The 4 tiles of PROO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PROO
22 longer words begin with PROO.
Words with PROO inside
Showing 24 of 150 words that contain PROO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PROO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PROO
Common questions about PROO
- Is PROO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PROO is not in it.
- How many points is PROO worth?
- PROO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROO mean?
- A call used to bring a cow closer, or to tell a horse to stop.
- What letters can be added to PROO?
- PROO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PROO:
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