Is POIGNANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POIGNANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POIGNANCY mean?
- noun
a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
“a moment of extraordinary poignancy”
- noun
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
“the film captured all the pathos of their situation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for POIGNANCY
POIGNANCY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of POIGNANCY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from POIGNANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canopying17
- copying15
- ponying13
- canopy13
- poncing12
- coying12
- paying12
- copay12
- canyon11
- caping11
- coping11
- cyanin11
- incony11
- pacing11
- pinyon11
- pongy11
- yogic11
- copy11
- pacy11
- pyic11
- nongay10
- canny10
- cyano10
- pinny10
- yapon10
- yonic10
- cagy10
- gapy10
- gypo10
- pogy10
- agonic9
- caning9
- coning9
- pinang9
- agony9
- capon9
- ginny9
- panic9
- yogin9
- cony9
- cyan9
- piny9
- pony9
- pyin9
- gyp9
- panino8
- acing8
- annoy8
- anyon8
- aping8
- coign8
- conga8
- gipon8
- incog8
- oping8
- pingo8
- capo8
- copi8
- gyno8
- pica8
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