POTBOILINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTBOILINGS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POTBOILINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTBOILINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTBOILINGS
No single letter turns POTBOILINGS into another word.
How POTBOILINGS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POTBOILINGS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTBOILINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POTBOILINGS
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Common questions about POTBOILINGS
- Is POTBOILINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POTBOILINGS is not in it.
- How many points is POTBOILINGS worth?
- POTBOILINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTBOILINGS?
- No single letter can be added to POTBOILINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POTBOILINGS:
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