POLARITY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POLARITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLARITY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLARITY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLARITY
No single letter turns POLARITY into another word.
How POLARITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLARITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLARITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLARITY
- All 8 letters of POLARITY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POLARITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of having two opposite poles, qualities or tendencies.
In physics, polarity tells which end of a magnet or battery is positive or north. Outside science the word describes a sharp split between opposing views. Reversing the polarity of a circuit changes the direction of current.
How POLARITY is used
Polarity is used in science and in discussion of opposed attitudes or groups.
- Check the polarity of the battery before you connect it.
- The polarity between the two parties grew stronger.
- Magnets show polarity at their ends.
- Reversed polarity damaged the radio.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLARITY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLARITY
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Common questions about POLARITY
- Is POLARITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLARITY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLARITY worth?
- POLARITY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLARITY mean?
- The state of having two opposite poles, qualities or tendencies.
- What letters can be added to POLARITY?
- No single letter can be added to POLARITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLARITY:
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