Unscramble POWERPLAY and you have 241 words, POWERPLAY itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. ROPEWAY is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34O1W4E1R1P34L12A1Y43
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from POWERPLAY by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 7, 32 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The best of the 6-letter words in POWERPLAY is YAWPER, 14 points; APPLEY and PAPERY on 13 follow. PLAYER, LAWYER and REPLAY are everyday picks.
APPLY, LOPPY and POLYP share the top score of 12 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble POWERPLAY. POWER, REPLY and PAPER are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from POWERPLAY is YAWP, 12 points; YAPP on 11 and AWRY on 10 follow. PLAY, WRAP and PRAY are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POWERPLAY, the top score is 9, reached by 7. WAY, LAW and LOW are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of POWERPLAY for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PO · ending in AY · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ROPEWAY (15 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: POWERPLAY is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWERPLAY itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 241) | 186 | 240 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POWERPLAY, OWRELAY, POLYPE, WAPPER, YOPPER, LOWRY, PELORY, PRAWLE, PROPALE, YAPP, AYELP, PARLY and 41 more, 53 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: APPLEY, OWLERY, PRELAW, REPLOW, OWLY, PLOYE, YEOW, PREOP, PYRO, WELP, PERP, APP and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: POPERY. Not in Scrabble US: WOP.
Each word below uses all the letters of POWERPLAY and one more.