POORLIEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POORLIEST 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 POORLIEST?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POORLIEST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORLIEST
No single letter turns POORLIEST into another word.
How POORLIEST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POORLIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POORLIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of POORLIEST
The 9 tiles of POORLIEST in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POORLIEST
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Common questions about POORLIEST
- Is POORLIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POORLIEST is not in it.
- How many points is POORLIEST worth?
- POORLIEST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POORLIEST?
- No single letter can be added to POORLIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POORLIEST:
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