POTAMOLOGISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTAMOLOGISTS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POTAMOLOGISTS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTAMOLOGISTS is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTAMOLOGISTS
No single letter turns POTAMOLOGISTS into another word.
How POTAMOLOGISTS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in POTAMOLOGISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTAMOLOGISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POTAMOLOGISTS
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Common questions about POTAMOLOGISTS
- Is POTAMOLOGISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POTAMOLOGISTS is not in it.
- How many points is POTAMOLOGISTS worth?
- POTAMOLOGISTS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTAMOLOGISTS?
- No single letter can be added to POTAMOLOGISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of POTAMOLOGISTS:
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