POHUTUKAWA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. POHUTUKAWA 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POHUTUKAWA?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POHUTUKAWA is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POHUTUKAWA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pohutukawasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POHUTUKAWA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POHUTUKAWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POHUTUKAWA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POHUTUKAWA
1 longer words begin with POHUTUKAWA.
Shorter words from the letters in POHUTUKAWA
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Common questions about POHUTUKAWA
- Is POHUTUKAWA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POHUTUKAWA, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POHUTUKAWA worth?
- POHUTUKAWA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POHUTUKAWA?
- POHUTUKAWA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POHUTUKAWA:
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