POWHIRIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWHIRIS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3o1w4h4i1r1i1s1
Depends on the listPOWHIRIS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POWHIRIS?
| 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: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful POWHIRIS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWHIRIS
No single letter turns POWHIRIS into another word.
How POWHIRIS scores
Scrabble p3o1w4h4i1r1i1s1 16
Words with Friends p4o1w4h3i1r1i1s1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in POWHIRIS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POWHIRIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POWHIRIS
powhiri15 worship15 pohiris12 pohiri11 whips13 whops13 shrow11 whios11 whirs11 prows10 hiois8 rishi8 roshi8 sirih8 whip12 whop12 hows10 show10 whio10 whir10 whos10 wish10 hips9 hops9 phis9 phos9 pish9 pohs9 posh9 pows9 prow9 ship9 shop9 soph9 sowp9 swop9 wisp9 wops9 hioi7 hois7
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Common questions about POWHIRIS
- Is POWHIRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWHIRIS is not in it.
- How many points is POWHIRIS worth?
- POWHIRIS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWHIRIS?
- No single letter can be added to POWHIRIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POWHIRIS:
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