POYSE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POYSE 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 POYSE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POYSE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POYSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POYSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POYSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What stands out about POYSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of POYSE
The 5 tiles of POYSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with POYSE
2 longer words begin with POYSE.
Shorter words from the letters in POYSE
Common questions about POYSE
- Is POYSE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POYSE is not in it.
- How many points is POYSE worth?
- POYSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POYSE?
- POYSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POYSE:
Open POYSE in the Word Finder