POLLYANNA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLLYANNA 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 POLLYANNA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLYANNA is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLYANNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pollyannasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLLYANNA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLLYANNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLLYANNA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLLYANNA
4 longer words begin with POLLYANNA.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLYANNA
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Common questions about POLLYANNA
- Is POLLYANNA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLLYANNA is not in it.
- How many points is POLLYANNA worth?
- POLLYANNA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLLYANNA?
- POLLYANNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLLYANNA:
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