POLLIWOG is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POLLIWOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLLIWOG?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLIWOG is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLIWOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polliwogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLLIWOG scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLLIWOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLLIWOG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLLIWOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americaninformal
A frog or toad in its early swimming stage, with a tail and gills.
Children catch polliwogs in ponds each spring and watch them grow legs. Sailors used the same word for a person who had never crossed the equator, as opposed to a seasoned shellback.
How POLLIWOG is used
Polliwog is a folksy American word for a tadpole.
- We scooped a polliwog from the creek with a jar.
- The polliwog lost its tail and became a tiny frog.
- Every polliwog on the ship was dunked at the equator ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLLIWOG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLLIWOG
1 longer words begin with POLLIWOG.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLIWOG
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Common questions about POLLIWOG
- Is POLLIWOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLLIWOG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLLIWOG worth?
- POLLIWOG is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLLIWOG mean?
- A frog or toad in its early swimming stage, with a tail and gills.
- What letters can be added to POLLIWOG?
- POLLIWOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLLIWOG:
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