PUISSANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PUISSANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUISSANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUISSANT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUISSANT
No single letter turns PUISSANT into another word.
How PUISSANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PUISSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUISSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUISSANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaicliterary
Possessing great power, strength or influence.
Puissant is a lofty, old-fashioned word that suits kings, armies and mighty forces in romantic prose. Its noun puissance survives a little better, particularly in horse-jumping contests.
How PUISSANT is used
Used in poetry and historical-style writing for powerful rulers or forces.
- A puissant monarch ruled the northern coast.
- The knights rode out against a puissant foe.
- He wrote of puissant armies gathering on the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUISSANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUISSANT
1 longer words begin with PUISSANT.
Shorter words from the letters in PUISSANT
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Common questions about PUISSANT
- Is PUISSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUISSANT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUISSANT worth?
- PUISSANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUISSANT mean?
- Possessing great power, strength or influence.
- What letters can be added to PUISSANT?
- No single letter can be added to PUISSANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PUISSANT:
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