POTENTIARIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTENTIARIES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POTENTIARIES?
| 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 POTENTIARIES is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTIARIES
No single letter turns POTENTIARIES into another word.
How POTENTIARIES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in POTENTIARIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTENTIARIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTIARIES
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Common questions about POTENTIARIES
- Is POTENTIARIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POTENTIARIES is not in it.
- How many points is POTENTIARIES worth?
- POTENTIARIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTENTIARIES?
- No single letter can be added to POTENTIARIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of POTENTIARIES:
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