POONTANG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POONTANG 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 POONTANG?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POONTANG is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POONTANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poontangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POONTANG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POONTANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POONTANG has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POONTANG
1 longer words begin with POONTANG.
Shorter words from the letters in POONTANG
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Common questions about POONTANG
- Is POONTANG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POONTANG is not in it.
- How many points is POONTANG worth?
- POONTANG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POONTANG?
- POONTANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POONTANG:
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