POLICYMAKER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLICYMAKER 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 24 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POLICYMAKER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLICYMAKER is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLICYMAKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
policymakersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLICYMAKER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POLICYMAKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLICYMAKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLICYMAKER
- All 11 letters of POLICYMAKER are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POLICYMAKER
1 longer words begin with POLICYMAKER.
Shorter words from the letters in POLICYMAKER
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Common questions about POLICYMAKER
- Is POLICYMAKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLICYMAKER, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLICYMAKER worth?
- POLICYMAKER is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLICYMAKER?
- POLICYMAKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLICYMAKER:
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