POINTSMEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. POINTSMEN 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POINTSMEN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POINTSMEN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTSMEN
No single letter turns POINTSMEN into another word.
How POINTSMEN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POINTSMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POINTSMEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POINTSMEN
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of POINTSMEN
The 9 tiles of POINTSMEN in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTSMEN
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Common questions about POINTSMEN
- Is POINTSMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POINTSMEN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POINTSMEN worth?
- POINTSMEN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POINTSMEN?
- No single letter can be added to POINTSMEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POINTSMEN:
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