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Is poa a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word poa is a Scrabble US word. The word poa is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

P3O1A1

Is poa a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word poa is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

P3O1A1

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3-letter words (3 found)

APO,OPA,POA,

2-letter words (3 found)

OP,PA,PO,

You can make 6 words from poa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of poa

poa

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From scientific Latin Poa (genus name), from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊə

Noun

poa (plural poas)

  1. Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua. [from 18th c.]
    • 2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 74:
      We trod out across fragile alpine heath between poa tussocks and something that smelled of lemon thyme.

Translations

See also

  • poa pitha

Anagrams

  • apo-, Pa-O, PAO, AOP, OPA, OAP, APO, Pao, Pa'O, apo

Esperanto

Etymology

From po +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoa/
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Hyphenation: po‧a

Adjective

poa (accusative singular poan, plural poaj, accusative plural poajn)

  1. individual
    Hyponym: (physics: specific) specifa

References

  • “poa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πόα (póa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.a/

Noun

poa m (plural poas)

  1. poa, grass
    Synonym: pâturin

Further reading

  • “poa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Poa, from Ancient Greek πόα (póa, “fodder”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɔa
  • Hyphenation: pò‧a

Noun

poa f (plural poe)

  1. poa

Further reading

  • poa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • apo, apo-

Mokilese

Noun

poa

  1. arm
  2. hand
  3. wing
  4. forelimbs
  5. pectoral fin
  6. sleeve or a shirt

Declension

Derived terms

  • kikin poa
  • koapin poa

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-póda.

Pronunciation

Verb

-poa (infinitive kupoa)

  1. to cool
  2. to become calm
  3. to recover, get better

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -polea
    • Causative: -poza, -poesha
    • Stative: -poleka

Interjection

poa

  1. (Sheng) I'm fine (response to "how are you?")
    Synonyms: nzuri, sijambo, njema, (colloquial) safi, (slang) freshi
  2. (Sheng) cool, okay

Source: wiktionary.org