Is POWHIRI valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWHIRI is not in it.

How many points is POWHIRI worth?

POWHIRI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to POWHIRI?

POWHIRI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

POWHIRI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. POWHIRI 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listPOWHIRI · 7 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 1,158 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept POWHIRI?

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: 55 / 100

55WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.14

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

5.43%

Our own measure of how useful POWHIRI is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for POWHIRI

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How POWHIRI scores

Scrabble p3o1w4h4i1r1i1 15

Words with Friends p4o1w4h3i1r1i1 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in POWHIRI, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
o	1	8
w	1	2
h	1	2
i	2	9
r	1	6

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.

Words starting with POWHIRI

powhiris16

1 longer words begin with POWHIRI.

Shorter words from the letters in POWHIRI

pohiri11 whip12 whop12 whio10 whir10 prow9 hioi7 how9 who9 hip8 hop8 phi8 pho8 poh8 pow8 wop8 hoi6 iwi6 rho6 row6 pir5 poi5 pro5 rip5 hi5 ho5 oh5 ow5 wo5 op4 pi4 po4 io2 oi2 or2

Common questions about POWHIRI

Is POWHIRI valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWHIRI is not in it.
How many points is POWHIRI worth?: POWHIRI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to POWHIRI?: POWHIRI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POWHIRI:

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