PIWAKAWAKA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIWAKAWAKA 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PIWAKAWAKA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIWAKAWAKA is to know. It scores 26 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIWAKAWAKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piwakawakasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIWAKAWAKA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PIWAKAWAKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PIWAKAWAKA needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about PIWAKAWAKA
- The letter A appears four times in PIWAKAWAKA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PIWAKAWAKA
1 longer words begin with PIWAKAWAKA.
Shorter words from the letters in PIWAKAWAKA
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Common questions about PIWAKAWAKA
- Is PIWAKAWAKA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIWAKAWAKA is not in it.
- How many points is PIWAKAWAKA worth?
- PIWAKAWAKA is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIWAKAWAKA?
- PIWAKAWAKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PIWAKAWAKA:
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