PONGA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. PONGA 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PONGA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONGA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONGA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONGA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PONGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about PONGA
- The letters of PONGA run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PONGA
3 longer words begin with PONGA.
Words ending in PONGA
1 words end in PONGA. Useful as a back hook: play PONGA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PONGA inside
1 words contain PONGA in the middle. Words that start with PONGA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PONGA
Common questions about PONGA
- Is PONGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONGA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONGA worth?
- PONGA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PONGA?
- PONGA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PONGA:
Open PONGA in the Word Finder