PWNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. PWNS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PWNS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PWNS is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PWNS
No single letter turns PWNS into another word.
How PWNS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PWNS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What stands out about PWNS
- PWNS has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 10 such words at 4 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PWNS mean in Scrabble?
PWNS is the present-tense form of PWN used with he, she and it.
PWN(verb) — To defeat somebody completely, in online gaming.
Shorter words from the letters in PWNS
Common questions about PWNS
- Is PWNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PWNS is not in it.
- How many points is PWNS worth?
- PWNS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PWNS?
- No single letter can be added to PWNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PWNS:
Open PWNS in the Word Finder