POWERHOUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. POWERHOUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POWERHOUSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWERHOUSE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWERHOUSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
powerhousesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWERHOUSE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POWERHOUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWERHOUSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POWERHOUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person, team or organisation of exceptional energy and strength, or a building where electricity is generated.
A powerhouse is something that gets a lot done. In sport and business it praises a dominant side, while engineers use the same word for a power station.
How POWERHOUSE is used
Figurative in everyday and sports talk; literal in engineering.
- The company is an economic powerhouse.
- She was a powerhouse of ideas in every meeting.
- The old powerhouse beside the dam still hums.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POWERHOUSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POWERHOUSE
1 longer words begin with POWERHOUSE.
Shorter words from the letters in POWERHOUSE
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Common questions about POWERHOUSE
- Is POWERHOUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWERHOUSE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POWERHOUSE worth?
- POWERHOUSE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POWERHOUSE mean?
- A person, team or organisation of exceptional energy and strength, or a building where electricity is generated.
- What letters can be added to POWERHOUSE?
- POWERHOUSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POWERHOUSE:
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