POTLACH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POTLACH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTLACH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTLACH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTLACH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potlacheChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POTLACH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTLACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does POTLACH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A ceremonial feast among Native peoples of the northwest coast at which gifts are given away to show wealth and standing.
At a potlach the host proves his rank by handing out goods or even destroying them, and guests who accept take on the duty to witness and later repay. The spelling potlach is a rarer variant of the usual potlatch.
How POTLACH is used
The spelling potlach is uncommon, and most modern writers choose potlatch instead.
- The chief hosted a potlach to honour his new house.
- Blankets and copper plates were given away at the potlach.
- Anthropologists wrote at length about the potlach tradition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTLACH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTLACH
2 longer words begin with POTLACH.
Shorter words from the letters in POTLACH
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Common questions about POTLACH
- Is POTLACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTLACH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTLACH worth?
- POTLACH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTLACH mean?
- A ceremonial feast among Native peoples of the northwest coast at which gifts are given away to show wealth and standing.
- What letters can be added to POTLACH?
- POTLACH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTLACH:
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