POLONY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLONY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3o1l1o1n1y4
Depends on the listPOLONY · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 443,472odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept POLONY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.83
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful POLONY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLONY
No single letter turns POLONY into another word.
How POLONY scores
Scrabble p3o1l1o1n1y4 11
Words with Friends p4o1l2o1n2y3 13
Face value of the 6 tiles in POLONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
Shorter words from the letters in POLONY
loopy10 pylon10 loony8 ploy9 poly9 pony9 yoop9 only7 yolo7 loop6 noop6 polo6 pool6 poon6 loon4 nolo4 ply8 loy6 noy6 ony6 yon6 lop5 oop5 pol5 poo5 loo3 noo3 ono3 oon3 ny5 oy5 yo5 op4 po4 lo2 no2 on2 oo2
Common questions about POLONY
- Is POLONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLONY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLONY worth?
- POLONY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLONY?
- No single letter can be added to POLONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POLONY:
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