POWN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWN 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POWN?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWN is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
Words starting with POWN
10 longer words begin with POWN.
Words with POWN inside
2 words contain POWN in the middle. Words that start with POWN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POWN
Common questions about POWN
- Is POWN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWN is not in it.
- How many points is POWN worth?
- POWN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWN?
- POWN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POWN:
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