POLECAT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POLECAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLECAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLECAT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLECAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polecatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLECAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLECAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does POLECAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small dark-furred European mammal of the weasel family that gives off a strong, foul smell.
The polecat hunts rabbits, rodents and frogs at night and is the wild ancestor of the domestic ferret. In North America the word is also used loosely for the skunk, which has a similar defensive odour.
How POLECAT is used
Polecat appears in nature writing, and also in older insults aimed at a smelly or sly person.
- A polecat slipped out of the hedge at dusk.
- The farmer blamed the missing hens on a polecat.
- Gamekeepers once trapped every polecat they could find.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLECAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLECAT
1 longer words begin with POLECAT.
Shorter words from the letters in POLECAT
Showing 40 of 170. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about POLECAT
- Is POLECAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLECAT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLECAT worth?
- POLECAT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLECAT mean?
- A small dark-furred European mammal of the weasel family that gives off a strong, foul smell.
- What letters can be added to POLECAT?
- POLECAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLECAT:
Open POLECAT in the Word Finder