POPULARS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. POPULARS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3o1p3u1l1a1r1s1
Depends on the listPOPULARS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POPULARS?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.88%
Our own measure of how useful POPULARS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPULARS
No single letter turns POPULARS into another word.
How POPULARS scores
Scrabble p3o1p3u1l1a1r1s1 12
Words with Friends p4o1p4u2l2a1r1s1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in POPULARS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POPULARS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POPULARS
poplars11 popular11 parlous9 appros10 palpus10 poplar10 poulps10 parols8 parous8 polars8 prouls8 pulaos8 pulsar8 raupos8 sapour8 sporal8 upsoar8 rosula6 appro9 palps9 parps9 plaps9 plops9 poulp9 props9 pulps9 pupal9 pupas9 aspro7 loups7 opals7 oupas7 parol7 pauls7 polar7 poral7 pours7 praos7 praus7 proas7
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Common questions about POPULARS
- Is POPULARS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POPULARS is not in it.
- How many points is POPULARS worth?
- POPULARS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POPULARS?
- No single letter can be added to POPULARS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POPULARS:
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