6-Letter Words Starting With POOR
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With POOR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With POOR 4 words
How common is POOR at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 six-letter words that start with POOR. They average 8.8 points and the best is POORLY (11 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.8
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- r 25%
- y 25%
Top vowel pairs
- oo100%
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 six-letter word that starts with POOR
p 3o 1o 1r 1l 1y 4
P 3 + O 1 + O 1 + R 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
poorly
- adjectivesomewhat ill or prone to illness“my poor ailing grandmother”
- adverb(`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well“he was ill prepared”
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How many six-letter words that start with POOR are there?
There are 4 six-letter words that start with POOR 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 six-letter word that starts with POOR?
POORLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POORER (8), POORIS (8), POORTS (8).
Which rare six-letter words that start with POOR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POORIS (8), POORTS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.