POYNTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POYNTS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POYNTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POYNTS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POYNTS
No single letter turns POYNTS into another word.
How POYNTS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POYNTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What stands out about POYNTS
- POYNTS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POYNTS
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Common questions about POYNTS
- Is POYNTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POYNTS is not in it.
- How many points is POYNTS worth?
- POYNTS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POYNTS?
- No single letter can be added to POYNTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POYNTS:
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