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.
p3o1u1n1d2i1n1g2s1
Depends on the listPOUNDINGS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
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
25WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
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
Scrabble p3o1u1n1d2i1n1g2s1 13
Words with Friends p4o1u2n2d2i1n2g3s1 18
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.
Shorter words from the letters in POUNDINGS
pounding12 sounding10 undoings10 dopings11 dupings11 ponding11 pongids11 dupions10 souping10 spongin10 unipods10 donings9 dousing9 guidons9 ondings9 undoing9 doping10 duping10 pongid10 dupion9 gipons9 ouping9 pignus9 pingos9 poinds9 posing9 pounds9 spuing9 unipod9 dingos8 dingus8 doings8 doning8 dosing8 guidon8 onding8 pinons8 sundog8 ungods8 unpins8
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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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