POUNDINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. POUNDINGS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POUNDINGS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POUNDINGS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POUNDINGS
No single letter turns POUNDINGS into another word.
How POUNDINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POUNDINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POUNDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POUNDINGS mean in Scrabble?
POUNDINGS is the plural of POUNDING.
Shorter words from the letters in POUNDINGS
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Common questions about POUNDINGS
- Is POUNDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POUNDINGS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POUNDINGS worth?
- POUNDINGS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POUNDINGS?
- No single letter can be added to POUNDINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POUNDINGS:
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