POIKILOCYTE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. POIKILOCYTE 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POIKILOCYTE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POIKILOCYTE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POIKILOCYTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poikilocytesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POIKILOCYTE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POIKILOCYTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POIKILOCYTE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POIKILOCYTE
1 longer words begin with POIKILOCYTE.
Shorter words from the letters in POIKILOCYTE
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Common questions about POIKILOCYTE
- Is POIKILOCYTE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POIKILOCYTE is not in it.
- How many points is POIKILOCYTE worth?
- POIKILOCYTE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POIKILOCYTE?
- POIKILOCYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POIKILOCYTE:
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