PONCEAUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PONCEAUS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PONCEAUS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONCEAUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONCEAUS
No single letter turns PONCEAUS into another word.
How PONCEAUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PONCEAUS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PONCEAUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PONCEAUS
- All 8 letters of PONCEAUS are different — nothing repeats.
- PONCEAUS 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
Shorter words from the letters in PONCEAUS
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Common questions about PONCEAUS
- Is PONCEAUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PONCEAUS is not in it.
- How many points is PONCEAUS worth?
- PONCEAUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PONCEAUS?
- No single letter can be added to PONCEAUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PONCEAUS:
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