Is POOBAH valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POOBAH is not in it.

How many points is POOBAH worth?

POOBAH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to POOBAH?

POOBAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

POOBAH is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points

Yes for Scrabble. POOBAH is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

p3o1o1b3a1h4

PlayablePOOBAH · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 591,296odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept POOBAH?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.17%

Our own measure of how useful POOBAH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for POOBAH

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

poobahs14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How POOBAH scores

Scrabble p3o1o1b3a1h4 13

Words with Friends p4o1o1b4a1h3 14

Face value of the 6 tiles in POOBAH, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
o	2	8
b	1	2
a	1	9
h	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 591,296.

Words starting with POOBAH

poobahs14

1 longer words begin with POOBAH.

Shorter words from the letters in POOBAH

boho9 booh9 hobo9 hoop9 opah9 pooh9 bah8 boh8 hap8 hob8 hop8 pah8 pho8 poh8 bap7 bop7 hao6 hoa6 hoo6 oho6 ooh6 apo5 bao5 boa5 boo5 oba5 obo5 oop5 opa5 poa5 poo5 ah5 ha5 ho5 oh5 ab4 ba4 bo4 ob4 op4

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Common questions about POOBAH

Is POOBAH valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POOBAH is not in it.
How many points is POOBAH worth?: POOBAH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to POOBAH?: POOBAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POOBAH:

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