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Is porous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word porous is a Scrabble US word. The word porous is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

P3O1R1O1U1S1

Is porous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word porous is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

P3O1R1O1U1S1

Is porous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word porous is a Words With Friends word. The word porous is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1R1O1U2S1

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6-letter words (1 found)

POROUS,

5-letter words (6 found)

POURS,PROSO,ROOPS,ROUPS,SOPOR,SPOOR,

4-letter words (18 found)

OOPS,OPUS,OUPS,OURS,POOR,POOS,POUR,PROO,PROS,PURS,ROOP,ROOS,ROUP,SOOP,SOUP,SOUR,SPUR,URPS,

3-letter words (21 found)

OOP,OOR,OOS,OPS,ORS,OUP,OUR,OUS,POO,POS,PRO,PUR,PUS,ROO,SOP,SOU,SUP,SUR,UPO,UPS,URP,

2-letter words (10 found)

OO,OP,OR,OS,OU,PO,SO,UP,UR,US,

You can make 56 words from porous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of porous

porous

Etymology

From Old French poros, from Latin porus (“an opening”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔːɹəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs

Adjective

porous (comparative more porous, superlative most porous)

  1. Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
    Synonym: permeable
    Sponges are porous so they can filter water while trapping food.
    Concrete is porous, so water will slowly filter through it.
  2. (figurative) With many gaps or loopholes.

Derived terms

  • porous portal

Translations

Chuukese

Noun

porous

  1. Alternative form of poraus

Source: wiktionary.org