Dictionary Check: porous
"porous" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
points
Words with Friends
10
points
📊 Letter Scores
| P | O | R | O | U | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Definition
adjective
able to absorb fluids
Example:
"the partly porous walls of our digestive system"
adjective
full of pores or vessels or holes
adjective
allowing passage in and out
Example:
"our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
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"porous" is a valid Scrabble word worth 8 points (10 in Words with Friends). It has 6 letters and is defined as "able to absorb fluids". Use the dictionary checker above to look up any word, find anagrams, or explore related words below.
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