Definition of POET

poet

Plural: poets

Noun

  • A person who writes poetry or other literary verse.
  • a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
  • A person who writes poems.
  • A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

Examples

  • He was a Scrabble ’POET’, always crafting beautiful words, even if they weren’t always the highest scoring.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop. Doublet of piyyut.

Scrabble Score: 6

poet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
poet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
poet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

poet: valid Words With Friends Word