POURIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. POURIES 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POURIES?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POURIES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POURIES
No single letter turns POURIES into another word.
How POURIES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POURIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
Anagrams of POURIES
The 7 tiles of POURIES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POURIES
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Common questions about POURIES
- Is POURIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POURIES is not in it.
- How many points is POURIES worth?
- POURIES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POURIES?
- No single letter can be added to POURIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POURIES:
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