PROVISOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROVISOR 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PROVISOR?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROVISOR is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROVISOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROVISOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PROVISOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROVISOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PROVISOR
3 longer words begin with PROVISOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PROVISOR
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Common questions about PROVISOR
- Is PROVISOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROVISOR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROVISOR worth?
- PROVISOR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROVISOR?
- PROVISOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PROVISOR:
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