PLOWTAILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLOWTAILS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PLOWTAILS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOWTAILS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOWTAILS
No single letter turns PLOWTAILS into another word.
How PLOWTAILS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PLOWTAILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOWTAILS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLOWTAILS mean in Scrabble?
PLOWTAILS is the plural of PLOWTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOWTAILS
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Common questions about PLOWTAILS
- Is PLOWTAILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLOWTAILS is not in it.
- How many points is PLOWTAILS worth?
- PLOWTAILS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLOWTAILS?
- No single letter can be added to PLOWTAILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PLOWTAILS:
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