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5-Letter Words Starting With POA

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Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With POA

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words Starting With POA 3 words

How common is POA at the start of five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with POA. They average 11.3 points and the best is POACH (12 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
11.3
out of 12 max
Everyday words
33%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
A
33.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • a 33.3%
  • e 33.3%
  • h 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • oa100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with POA

p 3o 1a 1c 3h 4

P 3 + O 1 + A 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

poach

  1. verbhunt illegally“people are poaching elephants for their ivory”
  2. verbcook in a simmering liquid“poached apricots”
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How many five-letter words that start with POA are there?

There are 3 five-letter words that start with POA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with POA?

POACH is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POAKA (11), POAKE (11).

Which rare five-letter words that start with POA score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include POAKA (11), POAKE (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.