POTBOILS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POTBOILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTBOILS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTBOILS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTBOILS
No single letter turns POTBOILS into another word.
How POTBOILS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POTBOILS, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTBOILS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POTBOILS mean in Scrabble?
POTBOILS is the present-tense form of POTBOIL used with he, she and it.
POTBOIL(verb) — To produce routine creative work merely to earn money, with little concern for its quality.
Shorter words from the letters in POTBOILS
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Common questions about POTBOILS
- Is POTBOILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTBOILS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTBOILS worth?
- POTBOILS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTBOILS?
- No single letter can be added to POTBOILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POTBOILS:
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