Is POTOO valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTOO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is POTOO worth?

POTOO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to POTOO?

POTOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

POTOO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points

It depends on the list you play by. POTOO 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 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

p3o1t1o1o1

Depends on the listPOTOO · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF

7points in Scrabble

8points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 112,035odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept POTOO?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.4

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.4%

Our own measure of how useful POTOO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for POTOO

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

potoos8

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How POTOO scores

Scrabble p3o1t1o1o1 7

Words with Friends p4o1t1o1o1 8

Face value of the 5 tiles in POTOO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
o	3	8
t	1	6

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.

Words starting with POTOO

potoos8

1 longer words begin with POTOO.

Shorter words from the letters in POTOO

poot6 topo6 oop5 opt5 poo5 pot5 top5 oot3 too3 op4 po4 oo2 to2

Common questions about POTOO

Is POTOO valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTOO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is POTOO worth?: POTOO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to POTOO?: POTOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POTOO:

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