Poll
/pɔl/
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Poll
noun
- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- A formal election.
"The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria."
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
"The polls close at 8 p.m."
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
verb
- To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To vote at an election.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
"He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent."
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
"to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass"
Anagrams of Poll
No exact anagrams found for "poll". This word has a unique letter combination.
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Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Poll"
Poll is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Poll" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "poll" is a low-scoring word.