IPPONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. IPPONS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
i1p3p3o1n1s1
Depends on the listIPPONS · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 689,845odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept IPPONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.17%
Our own measure of how useful IPPONS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IPPONS
No single letter turns IPPONS into another word.
How IPPONS scores
Scrabble i1p3p3o1n1s1 10
Words with Friends i1p4p4o1n2s1 13
Face value of the 6 tiles in IPPONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
Shorter words from the letters in IPPONS
ippon9 inspo7 opsin7 pions7 psion7 pips8 pops8 nips6 pins6 pion6 piso6 pois6 pons6 snip6 spin6 ions4 pip7 pop7 nip5 ops5 pin5 pis5 poi5 pos5 psi5 sip5 sop5 ins3 ion3 ios3 iso3 nis3 nos3 ois3 ons3 sin3 son3 op4 pi4 po4
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Common questions about IPPONS
- Is IPPONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IPPONS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IPPONS worth?
- IPPONS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IPPONS?
- No single letter can be added to IPPONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IPPONS:
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