PONCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PONCY 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept PONCY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONCY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONCY
No single letter turns PONCY into another word.
How PONCY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PONCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does PONCY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Regarded as affected, overly refined or effeminate in manner or style.
Calling something poncy is a dismissive way of saying it is showy, fussy or trying too hard to seem elegant. The word is often aimed at clothes, speech or manners that strike the speaker as pretentious. It carries a mocking tone and is rarely used as neutral description.
How PONCY is used
Informal British speech, usually critical or mocking in tone.
- He thought the restaurant's tiny portions looked rather poncy.
- She laughed at his poncy accent, put on for the interview.
- The poncy title on the door hid a very ordinary job.
- His poncy handwriting was almost too neat to read quickly.
- They mocked the poncy way he held his teacup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PONCY
Common questions about PONCY
- Is PONCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONCY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONCY worth?
- PONCY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONCY mean?
- Regarded as affected, overly refined or effeminate in manner or style.
- What letters can be added to PONCY?
- No single letter can be added to PONCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PONCY:
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