POPESHIP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. POPESHIP 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POPESHIP?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPESHIP is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPESHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
popeshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPESHIP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POPESHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 3 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. POPESHIP needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about POPESHIP
- POPESHIP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POPESHIP
1 longer words begin with POPESHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in POPESHIP
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Common questions about POPESHIP
- Is POPESHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POPESHIP is not in it.
- How many points is POPESHIP worth?
- POPESHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POPESHIP?
- POPESHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POPESHIP:
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