PWNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PWNING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PWNING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PWNING is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PWNING
No single letter turns PWNING into another word.
How PWNING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PWNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 735,835.
What stands out about PWNING
- PWNING gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PWNING
Common questions about PWNING
- Is PWNING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PWNING is not in it.
- How many points is PWNING worth?
- PWNING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PWNING?
- No single letter can be added to PWNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PWNING:
Open PWNING in the Word Finder