PROSO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PROSO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROSO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROSO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROSO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prososChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROSO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PROSO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 56,018.
What stands out about PROSO
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 PROSO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A variety of millet, Panicum miliaceum, grown as a cereal and forage crop and commonly called proso millet.
Proso is one of the oldest cultivated cereals, valued for maturing quickly and surviving on comparatively little water. Farmers grow proso both for its small round grain, which is milled for food or bird seed, and for its leafy stalks, which livestock graze as forage. The crop likely originated in central Asia and later spread through Asia, Europe, and North America. Because it ripens quickly, proso is often planted as a backup crop when a main harvest fails.
How PROSO is used
Chiefly a specialist agricultural and botanical term, almost always seen in the compound proso millet.
- The farmer planted proso after an early hailstorm ruined the wheat.
- Proso millet needs far less rainfall than corn or soybeans.
- Birdseed mixes often include proso as a cheap filler grain.
- Researchers studied proso for its drought tolerance.
- Ancient farmers in central Asia likely cultivated proso first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROSO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PROSO
The 5 tiles of PROSO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PROSO
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with PROSO.
Shorter words from the letters in PROSO
Common questions about PROSO
- Is PROSO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROSO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROSO worth?
- PROSO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROSO mean?
- A variety of millet, Panicum miliaceum, grown as a cereal and forage crop and commonly called proso millet.
- What letters can be added to PROSO?
- PROSO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PROSO:
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