PUMPHANDLE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUMPHANDLE is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PUMPHANDLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUMPHANDLE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUMPHANDLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUMPHANDLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PUMPHANDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUMPHANDLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PUMPHANDLE
2 longer words begin with PUMPHANDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUMPHANDLE
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Common questions about PUMPHANDLE
- Is PUMPHANDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUMPHANDLE is not in it.
- How many points is PUMPHANDLE worth?
- PUMPHANDLE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUMPHANDLE?
- PUMPHANDLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PUMPHANDLE:
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