POLLEX is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLLEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLLEX?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLEX is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLEX
No single letter turns POLLEX into another word.
How POLLEX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POLLEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does POLLEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The first digit of the forelimb, especially the thumb in humans and other primates.
Anatomists use pollex for the thumb and for the matching digit in other animals, as in a bird where it carries a small group of wing feathers. The Latin term also lies behind the old gladiator gesture of the thumb turned down.
How POLLEX is used
A technical anatomy and zoology term.
- The surgeon repaired a torn tendon in the pollex.
- In primates the pollex can touch the other fingers.
- The diagram labels the pollex and the other digits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLLEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLEX
Common questions about POLLEX
- Is POLLEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLLEX, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLLEX worth?
- POLLEX is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLLEX mean?
- The first digit of the forelimb, especially the thumb in humans and other primates.
- What letters can be added to POLLEX?
- No single letter can be added to POLLEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POLLEX:
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