POWWOW is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. POWWOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept POWWOW?

Word power: 38 / 100

Our own measure of how useful POWWOW is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for POWWOW

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How POWWOW scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in POWWOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. POWWOW needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about POWWOW

• POWWOW 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

Words starting with POWWOW

3 longer words begin with POWWOW.

Shorter words from the letters in POWWOW

Common questions about POWWOW

Is POWWOW valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts POWWOW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is POWWOW worth?

POWWOW is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to POWWOW?

POWWOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.