POLISHMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLISHMENT 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLISHMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLISHMENT is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLISHMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polishmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLISHMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLISHMENT, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLISHMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLISHMENT
- All 10 letters of POLISHMENT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POLISHMENT
1 longer words begin with POLISHMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in POLISHMENT
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Common questions about POLISHMENT
- Is POLISHMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLISHMENT is not in it.
- How many points is POLISHMENT worth?
- POLISHMENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLISHMENT?
- POLISHMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLISHMENT:
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