Yes. PO is a valid word.
PO is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PO is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About PO
A chamber pot was kept under the bed before indoor plumbing, and PO is its short name. It hooks into POD, POH, POI, POL, POM, POO, POP, POS, POT and POW.
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PO scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + O 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PO as the first play
Later in the game, put the P on a 3L square and PO is worth 10 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After PO (11):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from PO
Other forms of PO (1):
- POSform of PO: a European river
Words that start with PO:
- POCKa pustule in an eruptive disease
- POCO
- PODSform of POD: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- POEMa composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
- POETa writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
- POGO
- POGYmoney received from the state
- POISform of POI: Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
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- POKEpoke or thrust abruptly
- POKYa correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial…
- POLEa long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
- POLLan inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of PO and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of PO:
- OPa style of abstract art
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
PO + B
- BOPan early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
PO + C
- COPuncomplimentary terms for a policeman
PO + D
- PODthe vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
PO + E
PO + F
- FOPa man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
PO + I
- POIHawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
PO + K
Memory tip
PO is a chamber pot. Reverse it for OP, and add a D, H, I, L, M, O, P, S, T or W on the end.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
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