POLK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLK 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.
p3o1l1k5
Depends on the listPOLK · 4 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
4letters
2hooks available
1 in 61,269odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept POLK?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.5
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.75%
Our own measure of how useful POLK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLK scores
Scrabble p3o1l1k5 10
Words with Friends p4o1l2k5 12
Face value of the 4 tiles in POLK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
Words starting with POLK
7 longer words begin with POLK.
Shorter words from the letters in POLK
Common questions about POLK
- Is POLK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLK is not in it.
- How many points is POLK worth?
- POLK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLK?
- POLK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POLK:
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