PODESTA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PODESTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PODESTA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PODESTA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PODESTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
podestasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PODESTA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PODESTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does PODESTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A chief magistrate of an Italian city-state in the Middle Ages.
A podesta was usually an outsider hired for a year to judge fairly between rival local families. Later the title was used for a mayor or civic officer in Italy.
How PODESTA is used
Podesta is used in medieval history and in writing about Italian civic government.
- The city hired a foreign podesta to keep the peace.
- The podesta held both judicial and military power.
- A statue of the old podesta stands in the square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PODESTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PODESTA
1 longer words begin with PODESTA.
Shorter words from the letters in PODESTA
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Common questions about PODESTA
- Is PODESTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PODESTA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PODESTA worth?
- PODESTA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PODESTA mean?
- A chief magistrate of an Italian city-state in the Middle Ages.
- What letters can be added to PODESTA?
- PODESTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PODESTA:
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