POLKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLKING 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLKING?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLKING is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLKING
No single letter turns POLKING into another word.
How POLKING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does POLKING mean in Scrabble?
POLKING is the -ing form (present participle) of POLK.
Shorter words from the letters in POLKING
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Common questions about POLKING
- Is POLKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLKING is not in it.
- How many points is POLKING worth?
- POLKING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLKING?
- No single letter can be added to POLKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLKING:
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