POLLAXES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLLAXES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3o1l1l1a1x8e1s1
Depends on the listPOLLAXES · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POLLAXES?
| 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
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful POLLAXES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLAXES
No single letter turns POLLAXES into another word.
How POLLAXES scores
Scrabble p3o1l1l1a1x8e1s1 17
Words with Friends p4o1l2l2a1x8e1s1 20
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLLAXES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLLAXES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLAXES
exposal16 pollaxe16 plexal15 poleax15 pollex15 aslope8 ellops8 lapels8 spalle8 expos14 paxes14 poxes14 axels12 axles12 laxes12 loxes12 elops7 lapel7 lapse7 leaps7 lopes7 olpae7 olpes7 opals7 pales7 palls7 paseo7 peals7 pelas7 pells7 pleas7 poles7 polls7 psoae7 salep7 salop7 sepal7 slope7 spale7 spall7
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Common questions about POLLAXES
- Is POLLAXES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLLAXES is not in it.
- How many points is POLLAXES worth?
- POLLAXES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLLAXES?
- No single letter can be added to POLLAXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLLAXES:
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