POLLINISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLLINISE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLLINISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLINISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLINISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLLINISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLLINISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLLINISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLLINISE
4 longer words begin with POLLINISE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLINISE
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Common questions about POLLINISE
- Is POLLINISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLLINISE is not in it.
- How many points is POLLINISE worth?
- POLLINISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLLINISE?
- POLLINISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLLINISE:
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