PROVISORS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROVISORS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3r1o1v4i1s1o1r1s1
Depends on the listPROVISORS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PROVISORS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful PROVISORS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROVISORS
No single letter turns PROVISORS into another word.
How PROVISORS scores
Scrabble p3r1o1v4i1s1o1r1s1 14
Words with Friends p4r1o1v5i1s1o1r1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in PROVISORS, 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 | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROVISORS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PROVISORS
provisor13 provisos13 proviso12 porosis9 visors9 pooris8 priors8 prosos8 sopors8 spoors8 spivs10 voips10 visor8 pisos7 poori7 prior7 priss7 proso7 pross7 risps7 roops7 soops7 sopor7 spoor7 orris5 spiv9 voip9 rivo7 sovs7 voir7 vors7 oops6 pirs6 piso6 piss6 pois6 poor6 poos6 poss6 proo6
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Common questions about PROVISORS
- Is PROVISORS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROVISORS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROVISORS worth?
- PROVISORS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROVISORS?
- No single letter can be added to PROVISORS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PROVISORS:
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