POTENTISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTENTISES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POTENTISES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENTISES is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTISES
No single letter turns POTENTISES into another word.
How POTENTISES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POTENTISES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTENTISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POTENTISES mean in Scrabble?
POTENTISES is the present-tense form of POTENTISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTISES
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Common questions about POTENTISES
- Is POTENTISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTENTISES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTENTISES worth?
- POTENTISES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTENTISES?
- No single letter can be added to POTENTISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POTENTISES:
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