POYSED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. POYSED 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POYSED?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POYSED is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POYSED
No single letter turns POYSED into another word.
How POYSED scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POYSED, 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 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 194,019.
What does POYSED mean in Scrabble?
POYSED is the past tense or past participle of POYSE.
Shorter words from the letters in POYSED
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Common questions about POYSED
- Is POYSED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POYSED is not in it.
- How many points is POYSED worth?
- POYSED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POYSED?
- No single letter can be added to POYSED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POYSED:
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