POISONING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POISONING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
p3o1i1s1o1n1i1n1g2
PlayablePOISONING · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POISONING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful POISONING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POISONING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poisoningsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POISONING scores
Scrabble p3o1i1s1o1n1i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends p4o1i1s1o1n2i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in POISONING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POISONING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POISONING
1 longer words begin with POISONING.
Shorter words from the letters in POISONING
pionings11 snooping11 spooning11 opinions10 opining10 pioning10 poising10 sniping10 sooping10 spongin10 opinion9 opsonin9 pinions9 spinoni9 noising8 noosing8 gipons9 ooping9 pingos9 pining9 pongos9 pooing9 posing9 siping9 pinion8 pinons8 poison8 gonion7 isogon7 nosing7 sining7 inions6 onions6 gipon8 goops8 oping8 piing8 pingo8 pings8 pogos8
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Common questions about POISONING
- Is POISONING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POISONING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POISONING worth?
- POISONING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POISONING?
- POISONING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POISONING:
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