POWANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWANS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept POWANS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWANS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWANS
No single letter turns POWANS into another word.
How POWANS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POWANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does POWANS mean in Scrabble?
POWANS is the plural of POWAN.
POWAN(noun) — A freshwater whitefish found only in a small number of Scottish lochs.
Shorter words from the letters in POWANS
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Common questions about POWANS
- Is POWANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWANS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWANS worth?
- POWANS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWANS?
- No single letter can be added to POWANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POWANS:
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