POLLAXE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLLAXE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLLAXE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLAXE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLAXE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLLAXE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLLAXE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
Words starting with POLLAXE
2 longer words begin with POLLAXE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLAXE
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Common questions about POLLAXE
- Is POLLAXE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLLAXE is not in it.
- How many points is POLLAXE worth?
- POLLAXE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLLAXE?
- POLLAXE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLLAXE:
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