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Is POORNESSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, POORNESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does POORNESSES mean?

Poornesses is a form of POORNESS.

  1. noun

    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

  2. noun

    less than adequate

    “the relative poorness of New England farmland”

  3. noun

    the quality of being meager

    “an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes”

  4. noun

    the quality of being poorly made or maintained

    “she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

10

Letters

P (3) + O (1) + O (1) + R (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for POORNESSES

POORNESSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from POORNESSES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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