POLESTAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. POLESTAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLESTAR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLESTAR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLESTAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polestarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLESTAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLESTAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLESTAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLESTAR
- All 8 letters of POLESTAR are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POLESTAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
The star nearest the north celestial pole, used for finding north, or a figure or principle that guides others.
Travellers once steered by the polestar because it hardly moves in the night sky. Figuratively, a polestar is whatever a person or group keeps in view as a guide through difficult choices.
How POLESTAR is used
Polestar is used literally in navigation and figuratively for a guiding idea.
- Sailors checked the polestar before setting their course.
- Honesty remained the polestar of her career.
- The polestar hung low over the dark hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLESTAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POLESTAR
The 8 tiles of POLESTAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with POLESTAR
1 longer words begin with POLESTAR.
Shorter words from the letters in POLESTAR
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Common questions about POLESTAR
- Is POLESTAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLESTAR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLESTAR worth?
- POLESTAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLESTAR mean?
- The star nearest the north celestial pole, used for finding north, or a figure or principle that guides others.
- What letters can be added to POLESTAR?
- POLESTAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLESTAR:
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