POLEYN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POLEYN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLEYN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLEYN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLEYN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poleynsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLEYN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POLEYN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does POLEYN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A piece of plate armour that covers the knee.
Knights of the later Middle Ages wore a poleyn strapped over each knee, joining the plates that guarded the thigh and the shin. Its rounded shape let the leg bend while turning aside blows. The word comes from Old French and is found mostly in books on armour and museum labels.
How POLEYN is used
Mostly used by collectors and historians of arms and armour.
- The museum has a steel poleyn from the fifteenth century.
- A winged poleyn guarded the side of the knee.
- He fastened the leather strap of the poleyn.
- The dent in the poleyn showed where the blade had struck.
- Each poleyn was polished before the tournament.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLEYN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POLEYN
The 6 tiles of POLEYN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POLEYN
1 longer words begin with POLEYN.
Shorter words from the letters in POLEYN
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Common questions about POLEYN
- Is POLEYN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLEYN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLEYN worth?
- POLEYN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLEYN mean?
- A piece of plate armour that covers the knee.
- What letters can be added to POLEYN?
- POLEYN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POLEYN:
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