POWWAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. POWWAW 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POWWAW?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POWWAW is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POWWAW
No single letter turns POWWAW into another word.
How POWWAW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POWWAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. POWWAW needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about POWWAW
- POWWAW uses the letter W three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POWWAW
Common questions about POWWAW
- Is POWWAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POWWAW is not in it.
- How many points is POWWAW worth?
- POWWAW is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POWWAW?
- No single letter can be added to POWWAW to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POWWAW:
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