POTOROOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POTOROOS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POTOROOS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTOROOS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTOROOS
No single letter turns POTOROOS into another word.
How POTOROOS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POTOROOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTOROOS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POTOROOS
- The letter O appears four times in POTOROOS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POTOROOS
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Common questions about POTOROOS
- Is POTOROOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTOROOS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTOROOS worth?
- POTOROOS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTOROOS?
- No single letter can be added to POTOROOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POTOROOS:
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