POLISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLISES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLISES
No single letter turns POLISES into another word.
How POLISES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does POLISES mean in Scrabble?
POLISES is the plural of POLIS.
POLIS(noun) — An independent city-state of ancient Greece, together with its surrounding territory and citizens.
Shorter words from the letters in POLISES
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Common questions about POLISES
- Is POLISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLISES is not in it.
- How many points is POLISES worth?
- POLISES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLISES?
- No single letter can be added to POLISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLISES:
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