POTBOILING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POTBOILING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
p3o1t1b3o1i1l1i1n1g2
PlayablePOTBOILING · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POTBOILING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful POTBOILING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTBOILING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potboilingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTBOILING scores
Scrabble p3o1t1b3o1i1l1i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends p4o1t1b4o1i1l2i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in POTBOILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTBOILING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POTBOILING
1 longer words begin with POTBOILING.
Shorter words from the letters in POTBOILING
blooping13 piloting11 pootling11 potboil11 biltong10 boiling10 bolting10 booling10 booting10 looping10 pignoli10 polting10 pooling10 pooting10 pinitol9 looting8 toiling8 tooling8 biling9 biting9 booing9 globin9 goblin9 lobing9 loping9 obiing9 oblong9 ooping9 opting9 piling9 poling9 pooing9 poting9 toping9 biotin8 bonito8 option8 poitin8 pontil8 potion8
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Common questions about POTBOILING
- Is POTBOILING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTBOILING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTBOILING worth?
- POTBOILING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTBOILING?
- POTBOILING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POTBOILING:
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