POTENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTENTS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POTENTS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTENTS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTENTS
No single letter turns POTENTS into another word.
How POTENTS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 231,591.
What does POTENTS mean in Scrabble?
POTENTS is the plural of POTENT.
POTENT(adjective) — Having great power, strength, or effect; strongly effective or influential.
Shorter words from the letters in POTENTS
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Common questions about POTENTS
- Is POTENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POTENTS is not in it.
- How many points is POTENTS worth?
- POTENTS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTENTS?
- No single letter can be added to POTENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTENTS:
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