POTHECARIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTHECARIES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POTHECARIES?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTHECARIES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTHECARIES
Front hooks — 1
apothecariesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POTHECARIES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POTHECARIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTHECARIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of POTHECARIES
The 11 tiles of POTHECARIES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POTHECARIES
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Common questions about POTHECARIES
- Is POTHECARIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POTHECARIES is not in it.
- How many points is POTHECARIES worth?
- POTHECARIES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTHECARIES?
- POTHECARIES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POTHECARIES:
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