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Is POPULATION a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, POPULATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does POPULATION mean?

  1. noun

    the people who inhabit a territory or state

    “the population seemed to be well fed and clothed”

  2. noun

    a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area

    “they hired hunters to keep down the deer population”

  3. noun

    (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

    “it is an estimate of the mean of the population”

  4. noun

    the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)

    “people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

10

Letters

P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 14 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 POPULATION

Single letters that turn POPULATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Words you can make from POPULATION

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