POUNCING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POUNCING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POUNCING?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POUNCING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POUNCING
No single letter turns POUNCING into another word.
How POUNCING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POUNCING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POUNCING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POUNCING mean in Scrabble?
POUNCING is the -ing form (present participle) of POUNCE.
POUNCE(verb) — To spring suddenly onto something in order to seize it, or to seize eagerly on a chance or a mistake.
Anagrams of POUNCING
The 8 tiles of POUNCING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POUNCING
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Common questions about POUNCING
- Is POUNCING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POUNCING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POUNCING worth?
- POUNCING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POUNCING?
- No single letter can be added to POUNCING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POUNCING:
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