PUTTANESCA is valid in North America, not in Collins — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUTTANESCA 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3u1t1t1a1n1e1s1c3a1
Depends on the listPUTTANESCA · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PUTTANESCA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful PUTTANESCA is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUTTANESCA
No single letter turns PUTTANESCA into another word.
How PUTTANESCA scores
Scrabble p3u1t1t1a1n1e1s1c3a1 14
Words with Friends p4u2t1t1a1n2e1s1c4a1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in PUTTANESCA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUTTANESCA has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PUTTANESCA
pancettas13 pancetta12 pastance12 pentacts12 punctate12 saucepan12 actuates10 antepast10 cantates10 castanet10 canapes11 capstan11 captans11 catnaps11 catneps11 cuspate11 paunces11 pentact11 punctae11 teacups11 uncapes11 actants9 actuate9 acuates9 acutest9 anapest9 ascaunt9 cantate9 cantest9 catenas9 epatant9 nutcase9 patents9 pattens9 peanuts9 peasant9 pesaunt9 scutate9 stupent9 upstate9
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Common questions about PUTTANESCA
- Is PUTTANESCA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUTTANESCA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUTTANESCA worth?
- PUTTANESCA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUTTANESCA?
- No single letter can be added to PUTTANESCA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PUTTANESCA:
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