POWERPLAY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWERPLAY 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POWERPLAY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWERPLAY is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWERPLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
powerplaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWERPLAY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POWERPLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWERPLAY has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POWERPLAY
1 longer words begin with POWERPLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in POWERPLAY
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Common questions about POWERPLAY
- Is POWERPLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWERPLAY is not in it.
- How many points is POWERPLAY worth?
- POWERPLAY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWERPLAY?
- POWERPLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POWERPLAY:
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