PONCEAU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. PONCEAU 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 PONCEAU?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONCEAU is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONCEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONCEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PONCEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about PONCEAU
- PONCEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PONCEAU
2 longer words begin with PONCEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in PONCEAU
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Common questions about PONCEAU
- Is PONCEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PONCEAU is not in it.
- How many points is PONCEAU worth?
- PONCEAU is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PONCEAU?
- PONCEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PONCEAU:
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