POTAES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTAES 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POTAES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTAES is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTAES
No single letter turns POTAES into another word.
How POTAES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POTAES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
Anagrams of POTAES
The 6 tiles of POTAES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POTAES
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Common questions about POTAES
- Is POTAES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POTAES is not in it.
- How many points is POTAES worth?
- POTAES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTAES?
- No single letter can be added to POTAES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POTAES:
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