POAKAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. POAKAS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POAKAS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POAKAS is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POAKAS
No single letter turns POAKAS into another word.
How POAKAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POAKAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does POAKAS mean in Scrabble?
POAKAS is the plural of POAKA.
POAKA(noun) — A black-and-white wading bird of New Zealand, the pied stilt, known by its Maori name.
Shorter words from the letters in POAKAS
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Common questions about POAKAS
- Is POAKAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POAKAS is not in it.
- How many points is POAKAS worth?
- POAKAS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POAKAS?
- No single letter can be added to POAKAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POAKAS:
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