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Is pomp a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pomp is a Scrabble US word. The word pomp is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

P3O1M3P3

Is pomp a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pomp is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

P3O1M3P3

Is pomp a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pomp is a Words With Friends word. The word pomp is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

POMP,

3-letter words (3 found)

MOP,POM,POP,

2-letter words (4 found)

MO,OM,OP,PO,

You can make 8 words from pomp according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of pomp

pomp opmp pmop mpop ompp mopp popm oppm ppom ppom oppm popm pmpo mppo ppmo ppmo mppo pmpo ompp mopp opmp pomp mpop pmop

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word pomp. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in pomp.

Definitions and meaning of pomp

pomp

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (pomp), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, a sending, a solemn procession, pomp), from πέμπω (pémpō, I send).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒmp/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːmp/
  • Rhymes: -ɒmp

Noun

pomp (countable and uncountable, plural pomps)

  1. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
  2. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

Derived terms

  • in one's pomp
  • pomp and circumstance

Related terms

  • pompous
  • pomposity
  • hypnopompic

Translations

Verb

pomp (third-person singular simple present pomps, present participle pomping, simple past and past participle pomped)

  1. (obsolete) To make a pompous display.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “pomp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “pomp”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “pomp”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pomp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pomp, from Middle Dutch pompe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔmp/

Noun

pomp (plural pompe, diminutive pompie)

  1. pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

Descendants

  • Kwanyama: opomba

Danish

Etymology

From German Pomp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔmp/, [pʰʌmˀb̥]

Noun

pomp c (singular definite pompen, not used in plural form)

  1. pomp (show of magnificence)

Synonyms

  • pragt

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pompe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔmp/
  • Hyphenation: pomp
  • Rhymes: -ɔmp

Noun

pomp f (plural pompen, diminutive pompje n)

  1. pump (device for moving liquid or gas)

Derived terms

  • benzinepomp
  • bierpomp
  • fietspomp
  • maagpomp
  • pompen
  • scheepspomp
  • stadspomp
  • voetpomp
  • waterpomp

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: pomp
    • Kwanyama: opomba
  • Caribbean Javanese: kompa, pompa, pompu
  • Indonesian: pompa
  • Japanese: ポンプ
  • Papiamentu: pòmp, pomp
  • Sranan Tongo: pompu
    • Aukan: pompu
    • Caribbean Hindustani: pompu

Icelandic

Etymology

Probably a loan word from the Danish pomp, from the French pompe, from the Latin pompa (display, parade, procession), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, a sending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰɔm̥p/
  • Rhymes: -ɔm̥p

Noun

pomp n (genitive singular pomps)

  1. ceremony, pomp

Declension

Synonyms

  • (ceremony, pomp): viðhöfn, skraut

Derived terms

  • pomp og prakt

Source: wiktionary.org