POWERBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POWERBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
p3o1w4e1r1b3o1a1t1
PlayablePOWERBOAT · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POWERBOAT?
| 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: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful POWERBOAT is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWERBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
powerboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWERBOAT scores
Scrabble p3o1w4e1r1b3o1a1t1 16
Words with Friends p4o1w4e1r1b4o1a1t1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in POWERBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWERBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POWERBOAT
5 longer words begin with POWERBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in POWERBOAT
bewrapt14 rowboat12 towrope12 probate11 aerobot9 bewrap13 bowpot13 powter11 towbar11 warbot11 boater8 borate8 pooter8 protea8 rebato8 reboot8 bowat10 bower10 bowet10 pawer10 power10 powre10 twerp10 wrapt10 bepat9 probe9 rebop9 aweto8 tawer8 tower8 twoer8 water8 wooer8 wrate8 wroot8 wrote8 abore7 abort7 apert7 aport7
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Common questions about POWERBOAT
- Is POWERBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWERBOAT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWERBOAT worth?
- POWERBOAT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWERBOAT?
- POWERBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POWERBOAT:
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