POIKILITIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. POIKILITIC 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POIKILITIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POIKILITIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POIKILITIC
No single letter turns POIKILITIC into another word.
How POIKILITIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POIKILITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POIKILITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POIKILITIC
- The letter I appears four times in POIKILITIC.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POIKILITIC
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Common questions about POIKILITIC
- Is POIKILITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POIKILITIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POIKILITIC worth?
- POIKILITIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POIKILITIC?
- No single letter can be added to POIKILITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POIKILITIC:
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