POOKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POOKS 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 POOKS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOKS is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOKS
Front hooks — 1
spooksBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POOKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POOKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
Anagrams of POOKS
The 5 tiles of POOKS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in POOKS
1 words end in POOKS. Useful as a back hook: play POOKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in POOKS
Common questions about POOKS
- Is POOKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POOKS is not in it.
- How many points is POOKS worth?
- POOKS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POOKS?
- POOKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POOKS:
Open POOKS in the Word Finder