POITRINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POITRINE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POITRINE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POITRINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POITRINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poitrinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POITRINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POITRINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POITRINE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of POITRINE
The 8 tiles of POITRINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POITRINE
1 longer words begin with POITRINE.
Shorter words from the letters in POITRINE
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Common questions about POITRINE
- Is POITRINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POITRINE is not in it.
- How many points is POITRINE worth?
- POITRINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POITRINE?
- POITRINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POITRINE:
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