Is “Emporia” a Scrabble word?
Yes
EMPORIA
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Emporia
noun
1.A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
2.A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
“With a name like “The Wine and Spirits Emporium”, no wonder the prices are so high.”
3.A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).