POACEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POACEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
p3o1a1c3e1o1u1s1
PlayablePOACEOUS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POACEOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.12%
Our own measure of how useful POACEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POACEOUS
No single letter turns POACEOUS into another word.
How POACEOUS scores
Scrabble p3o1a1c3e1o1u1s1 12
Words with Friends p4o1a1c4e1o1u2s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in POACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POACEOUS
- POACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POACEOUS
opacous11 auceps10 coupes10 scopae10 capes9 capos9 caups9 coops9 copes9 copse9 coupe9 coups9 paces9 pacos9 puces9 scape9 scaup9 scoop9 scopa9 scope9 scoup9 space9 cause7 oupas7 paseo7 pause7 psoae7 sauce7 souce7 cape8 capo8 caps8 caup8 ceps8 coop8 cope8 cops8 coup8 cups8 cusp8
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Common questions about POACEOUS
- Is POACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POACEOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POACEOUS worth?
- POACEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to POACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POACEOUS:
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