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.
p3o1w4a1n1s1
Depends on the listPOWANS · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 172,461odds of drawing this rack
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
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.83
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.17%
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
Scrabble p3o1w4a1n1s1 11
Words with Friends p4o1w4a1n2s1 13
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.
Shorter words from the letters in POWANS
pawns10 powan10 powns10 spawn10 pawn9 paws9 pown9 pows9 pwns9 sowp9 spaw9 swap9 swop9 waps9 wasp9 wops9 anow7 awns7 nows7 owns7 sawn7 snaw7 snow7 sown7 swan7 wans7 wons7 apos6 apso6 naps6 opas6 pans6 poas6 pons6 snap6 soap6 span6 naos4 paw8 pow8
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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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