POLLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLLY 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLLY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLLY
No single letter turns POLLY into another word.
How POLLY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POLLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does POLLY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A conventional pet name given to a tame parrot.
Polly has served as a stock name for parrots for generations, much like puss for a cat, and turns up in the old catchphrase "Polly wants a cracker". Pet shops and bird owners still use it as a generic, friendly name regardless of the bird's actual species.
How POLLY is used
Informal and affectionate; used as a common noun for any pet parrot.
- The parrot answered to Polly whenever they called.
- Every polly in the shop seemed to know a few words.
- He taught his polly to whistle a short tune.
- The polly perched on its stand and watched the visitors.
- A green polly greeted guests at the pet shop door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLLY
10 longer words begin with POLLY.
Shorter words from the letters in POLLY
Common questions about POLLY
- Is POLLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLLY is not in it.
- How many points is POLLY worth?
- POLLY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLLY mean?
- A conventional pet name given to a tame parrot.
- What letters can be added to POLLY?
- No single letter can be added to POLLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POLLY:
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