POTHOLING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POTHOLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
p3o1t1h4o1l1i1n1g2
PlayablePOTHOLING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POTHOLING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful POTHOLING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTHOLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potholingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTHOLING scores
Scrabble p3o1t1h4o1l1i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends p4o1t1h3o1l2i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in POTHOLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTHOLING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POTHOLING
1 longer words begin with POTHOLING.
Shorter words from the letters in POTHOLING
photoing14 pootling11 hooping13 poohing13 photino12 hooting11 tholing11 looping10 polting10 pooling10 pooting10 looting8 tooling8 gonoph12 hoping12 photog12 plight12 pohing12 inhoop11 photon11 plinth11 holing10 oohing10 thingo10 loping9 oolith9 ooping9 opting9 poling9 pooing9 poting9 tholoi9 toping9 option8 pontil8 potion8 lingot7 logion7 looing7 olingo7
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Common questions about POTHOLING
- Is POTHOLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTHOLING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTHOLING worth?
- POTHOLING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTHOLING?
- POTHOLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POTHOLING:
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