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/ˈpɑd/
nounverb

Is POD a Scrabble word?

Yes. POD is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something.

  2. A small, self-contained unit within a larger system.

  3. A group or collective.

  4. A lie-flat seat in business or first class.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To bear or produce pods

  2. To remove peas from their case.

  3. To put into a pod or to enter a pod.

  4. To swell or fill.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: pod via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Similar and opposite words

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capsulecasecontainerhullhuskshellseedpodvessel

POD at a glance

POD has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + D 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,915 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -POD

More endings

Same last three letters as POD. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • TRIPOD9
  • ARTHROPOD15
  • CEPHALOPOD20
  • BIPOD10
  • GASTROPOD13
  • SAUROPOD11
  • COPEPOD14
  • THEROPOD14
  • MONOPOD12
  • BRACHIOPOD20
  • ISOPOD9
  • AMPHIPOD18

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