POAKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. POAKES 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.
p3o1a1k5e1s1
Depends on the listPOAKES · 6 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 172,461odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept POAKES?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful POAKES is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POAKES
No single letter turns POAKES into another word.
How POAKES scores
Scrabble p3o1a1k5e1s1 12
Words with Friends p4o1a1k5e1s1 13
Face value of the 6 tiles in POAKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
Shorter words from the letters in POAKES
koaps11 peaks11 poake11 pokes11 spake11 speak11 spoke11 paseo7 psoae7 keps10 koap10 kops10 paks10 peak10 poke10 skep10 spek10 akes8 kaes8 keas8 koas8 oaks8 okas8 okes8 sake8 skeo8 soak8 soke8 apes6 apos6 apse6 apso6 epos6 opas6 opes6 pase6 peas6 peso6 poas6 pose6
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Common questions about POAKES
- Is POAKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POAKES is not in it.
- How many points is POAKES worth?
- POAKES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POAKES?
- No single letter can be added to POAKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POAKES:
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