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poor


poor - noun

  • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

  • poor - adjective

    • deserving or inciting pity
    • having little money or few possessions
    • characterized by or indicating poverty
    • lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
    • not sufficient to meet a need
    • unsatisfactory

    poor - thesaurus

    hapless   inadequate   miserable   misfortunate   pathetic   piteous   pitiable   pitiful   short   wretched  


    View spelling list The long /oo/ sound and learn about the word poor in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 13. Spelling choices for /oo/ sound: oo, ou.

    Scrabble score for poor

    p is 3 o is 1 o is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 6

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