POLTERGEIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POLTERGEIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLTERGEIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLTERGEIST is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLTERGEIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poltergeistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLTERGEIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POLTERGEIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLTERGEIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLTERGEIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ghost said to make noises and throw objects around a house.
The word comes from German for "noisy spirit", and it is the troublemaker of ghost stories. A poltergeist is blamed for slamming doors and flying plates rather than for appearing as a figure.
How POLTERGEIST is used
Poltergeist is used in horror stories, folklore and jokes about unexplained household disturbances.
- The family blamed a poltergeist for the broken plates.
- A film about a poltergeist kept us up all night.
- Rattling pipes sounded just like a poltergeist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLTERGEIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLTERGEIST
1 longer words begin with POLTERGEIST.
Shorter words from the letters in POLTERGEIST
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Common questions about POLTERGEIST
- Is POLTERGEIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLTERGEIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLTERGEIST worth?
- POLTERGEIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLTERGEIST mean?
- A ghost said to make noises and throw objects around a house.
- What letters can be added to POLTERGEIST?
- POLTERGEIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLTERGEIST:
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