POWRE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWRE 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POWRE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWRE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POWRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POWRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
Anagrams of POWRE
The 5 tiles of POWRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POWRE
2 longer words begin with POWRE.
Shorter words from the letters in POWRE
Common questions about POWRE
- Is POWRE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWRE is not in it.
- How many points is POWRE worth?
- POWRE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWRE?
- POWRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POWRE:
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