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Pounds

p 3o 1u 1n 1d 2s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of pound

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pounds mean?

noun

  1. 16 ounces avoirdupois

    “he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds”

    Synonymslb

  2. the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence

    Synonymsbritish poundbritish pound sterlingpound sterlingquid

  3. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy

  4. the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters

    Synonymssyrian pound

  5. the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters

    Synonymssudanese pound

  6. the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters

    Synonymslebanese pound

verb

  1. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

    “the salesman pounded the door knocker”

    Synonymsthumppoke

  2. strike or drive against with a heavy impact

    “ram the gate with a sledgehammer”

    Synonymsramram down

  3. move heavily or clumsily

    “The heavy man lumbered across the room”

    Synonymslumber

  4. move rhythmically

    “Her heart was beating fast”

    Synonymsbeatthump

  5. partition off into compartments

    “The locks pound the water of the canal”

    Synonymspound off

  6. shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits

    “The prisoners are safely pounded”

    Synonymspound up

Definitions shown for pound, the base form of pounds.

Is POUNDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is POUNDS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
p 3o 1u 1n 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4o 1u 2n 2d 2s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
p 4o 1u 2n 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
p 3o 1u 2n 1d 2s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in POUNDS

Words that end like POUNDS

Common words that share the ending -OUNDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

soundsgroundsboundsfoundsroundshoundsmoundswoundssurroundsbackgroundsundergroundsaboundsastoundsreboundsresoundsconfoundsdumbfoundsgreyhoundsbloodhoundsforegroundsplaygroundsexpoundsimpoundscompounds
All words ending in -OUNDS

Pounds: quick answers

Is POUNDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. POUNDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is POUNDS worth?
POUNDS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pounds mean?
pounds is the plural and third-person singular form of pound, which means “16 ounces avoirdupois”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in POUNDS?
You can make 84 shorter words from POUNDS, such as DOUPS, PONDS, POUND, UPDOS. See the full list.