PUNCHBOWLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUNCHBOWLS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PUNCHBOWLS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNCHBOWLS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNCHBOWLS
No single letter turns PUNCHBOWLS into another word.
How PUNCHBOWLS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PUNCHBOWLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNCHBOWLS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PUNCHBOWLS
- All 10 letters of PUNCHBOWLS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PUNCHBOWLS
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Common questions about PUNCHBOWLS
- Is PUNCHBOWLS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNCHBOWLS, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNCHBOWLS worth?
- PUNCHBOWLS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUNCHBOWLS?
- No single letter can be added to PUNCHBOWLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PUNCHBOWLS:
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