POWNEY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWNEY 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POWNEY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWNEY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
powneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWNEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POWNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
Words starting with POWNEY
1 longer words begin with POWNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in POWNEY
Showing 40 of 59. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about POWNEY
- Is POWNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWNEY is not in it.
- How many points is POWNEY worth?
- POWNEY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWNEY?
- POWNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POWNEY:
Open POWNEY in the Word Finder