POLYACTINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYACTINES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYACTINES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYACTINES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYACTINES
No single letter turns POLYACTINES into another word.
How POLYACTINES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POLYACTINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYACTINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYACTINES
- All 11 letters of POLYACTINES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POLYACTINES
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Common questions about POLYACTINES
- Is POLYACTINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYACTINES is not in it.
- How many points is POLYACTINES worth?
- POLYACTINES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYACTINES?
- No single letter can be added to POLYACTINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLYACTINES:
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