POWDERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POWDERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POWDERY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWDERY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWDERY
No single letter turns POWDERY into another word.
How POWDERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POWDERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does POWDERY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling powder, or made of or covered with fine dry particles.
Powdery can describe texture, as in snow that is dry and loose, or a surface dusted with something fine. A powdery material crumbles easily and does not hold together.
How POWDERY is used
Powdery is a general descriptive word for dry, fine or dusty textures.
- The skiers loved the powdery snow on the upper slopes.
- A powdery white coating covered the leaves.
- The old plaster was dry and powdery under his fingers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POWDERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POWDERY
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Common questions about POWDERY
- Is POWDERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWDERY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWDERY worth?
- POWDERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POWDERY mean?
- Resembling powder, or made of or covered with fine dry particles.
- What letters can be added to POWDERY?
- No single letter can be added to POWDERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POWDERY:
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