POTENTIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTENTIZE 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POTENTIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENTIZE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTENTIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POTENTIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTENTIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POTENTIZE
2 longer words begin with POTENTIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTIZE
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Common questions about POTENTIZE
- Is POTENTIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTENTIZE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTENTIZE worth?
- POTENTIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTENTIZE?
- POTENTIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POTENTIZE:
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