POTENTISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTENTISE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POTENTISE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENTISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTENTISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POTENTISE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTENTISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POTENTISE
2 longer words begin with POTENTISE.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTISE
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Common questions about POTENTISE
- Is POTENTISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTENTISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTENTISE worth?
- POTENTISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTENTISE?
- POTENTISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POTENTISE:
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