POWERFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POWERFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POWERFUL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWERFUL is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWERFUL
No single letter turns POWERFUL into another word.
How POWERFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POWERFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWERFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POWERFUL
- All 8 letters of POWERFUL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POWERFUL
3 longer words begin with POWERFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in POWERFUL
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Common questions about POWERFUL
- Is POWERFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWERFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWERFUL worth?
- POWERFUL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWERFUL?
- No single letter can be added to POWERFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POWERFUL:
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