/pɑm/
noun

Is POM a Scrabble word?

Yes. POM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A cocktail containing pomegranate juice and vodka.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

A clipping of pomegranate. In reference to the British, first attested in Australia in 1912 as rhyming slang for immigrant with additional reference to the likelihood of sunburn turning their skin pomegranate red. As a cocktail, originally American.

POM at a glance

POM has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + M 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #22,804 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -POM

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

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