POMPEYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. POMPEYS 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 POMPEYS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POMPEYS is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POMPEYS
No single letter turns POMPEYS into another word.
How POMPEYS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POMPEYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,422 thousand.
What does POMPEYS mean in Scrabble?
POMPEYS is the present-tense form of POMPEY used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in POMPEYS
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Common questions about POMPEYS
- Is POMPEYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POMPEYS is not in it.
- How many points is POMPEYS worth?
- POMPEYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POMPEYS?
- No single letter can be added to POMPEYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POMPEYS:
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