POLONAISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POLONAISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLONAISE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLONAISE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLONAISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polonaisesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLONAISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLONAISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLONAISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLONAISE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A processional dance of Polish origin, in which couples walk in a column to music in three-four time, often used to open a ball; also a piece in this rhythm, as by Chopin.
Couples once paraded through ballrooms in a polonaise at the start of grand balls. Chopin turned it into a dramatic piano form, and his polonaise in A major is among his best known.
How POLONAISE is used
In music, a polonaise is a piece in 3/4 time with a marked, processional rhythm.
- The guests opened the ball with a polonaise.
- She played a Chopin polonaise at the recital.
- The polonaise has a proud and steady rhythm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLONAISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLONAISE
1 longer words begin with POLONAISE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLONAISE
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Common questions about POLONAISE
- Is POLONAISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLONAISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLONAISE worth?
- POLONAISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLONAISE mean?
- A processional dance of Polish origin, in which couples walk in a column to music in three-four time, often used to open a ball; also a piece in this rhythm, as by Chopin.
- What letters can be added to POLONAISE?
- POLONAISE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLONAISE:
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