PULVERATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PULVERATIONS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PULVERATIONS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PULVERATIONS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULVERATIONS
No single letter turns PULVERATIONS into another word.
How PULVERATIONS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PULVERATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PULVERATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PULVERATIONS
- All 12 letters of PULVERATIONS are different — nothing repeats.
- PULVERATIONS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PULVERATIONS
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Common questions about PULVERATIONS
- Is PULVERATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PULVERATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is PULVERATIONS worth?
- PULVERATIONS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PULVERATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to PULVERATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PULVERATIONS:
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