Is POSE a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — POSE is a valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
POSE appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
POSE — Definition
to assume a fixed position
Part of speech: an adverb
POSE — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
POSE is worth 6 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | ||
POSE in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how POSE fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | POSE valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | Yes |
| Zingarelli | Italian | Yes |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | German | No |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is POSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POSE is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 6 Scrabble points.
What does POSE mean in Scrabble?
POSE is an adverb as: to assume a fixed position.
How many points is POSE worth in Scrabble?
POSE is worth 6points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: P=3, E=1, O=1, S=1.
Is POSE a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, POSE is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Spanish (FISE), Italian (Zingarelli), Dutch (OpenTaal) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).