POMPHOLYX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. POMPHOLYX 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 28 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POMPHOLYX?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POMPHOLYX is to know. It scores 28 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POMPHOLYX
No single letter turns POMPHOLYX into another word.
How POMPHOLYX scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POMPHOLYX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POMPHOLYX has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POMPHOLYX
1 longer words begin with POMPHOLYX.
Shorter words from the letters in POMPHOLYX
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Common questions about POMPHOLYX
- Is POMPHOLYX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POMPHOLYX, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POMPHOLYX worth?
- POMPHOLYX is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POMPHOLYX?
- No single letter can be added to POMPHOLYX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POMPHOLYX:
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