PROMINENCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROMINENCY 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3r1o1m3i1n1e1n1c3y4
Depends on the listPROMINENCY · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PROMINENCY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful PROMINENCY is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROMINENCY
No single letter turns PROMINENCY into another word.
How PROMINENCY scores
Scrabble p3r1o1m3i1n1e1n1c3y4 19
Words with Friends p4r1o1m4i1n2e1n2c4y3 23
Face value of the 10 tiles in PROMINENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROMINENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PROMINENCY
eponymic17 neomycin15 pyronine13 noncrime12 cyprine14 meropic13 oriency12 pyronin12 incomer11 meconin11 pericon11 poncier11 porcine11 promine11 ironmen9 crimpy15 myopic15 pyemic15 eponym13 mopery13 poncey13 pricey13 pycnon13 recopy13 comper12 incony11 pinery11 pinyon11 pioney11 proyne11 pyoner11 pyrone11 conmen10 copier10 crepon10 crimen10 impone10 income10 micron10 mincer10
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Common questions about PROMINENCY
- Is PROMINENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROMINENCY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROMINENCY worth?
- PROMINENCY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROMINENCY?
- No single letter can be added to PROMINENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PROMINENCY:
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