POLYARCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYARCH 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 POLYARCH?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYARCH is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYARCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polyarchyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POLYARCH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLYARCH, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYARCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYARCH
- All 8 letters of POLYARCH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POLYARCH
2 longer words begin with POLYARCH.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYARCH
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Common questions about POLYARCH
- Is POLYARCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYARCH is not in it.
- How many points is POLYARCH worth?
- POLYARCH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYARCH?
- POLYARCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLYARCH:
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