POULAINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POULAINES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POULAINES?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POULAINES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POULAINES
No single letter turns POULAINES into another word.
How POULAINES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POULAINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POULAINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POULAINES
- All 9 letters of POULAINES are different — nothing repeats.
- POULAINES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POULAINES
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Common questions about POULAINES
- Is POULAINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POULAINES is not in it.
- How many points is POULAINES worth?
- POULAINES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POULAINES?
- No single letter can be added to POULAINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POULAINES:
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