POLYBASIC is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. POLYBASIC is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3o1l1y4b3a1s1i1c3
PlayablePOLYBASIC · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POLYBASIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful POLYBASIC is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYBASIC
No single letter turns POLYBASIC into another word.
How POLYBASIC scores
Scrabble p3o1l1y4b3a1s1i1c3 18
Words with Friends p4o1l2y3b4a1s1i1c4 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLYBASIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYBASIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYBASIC
- All 9 letters of POLYBASIC 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 POLYBASIC
bioplays15 sociably15 bioplay14 calypso14 cosplay14 soapily12 biopsy13 colbys13 copays13 policy13 bialys11 boylas11 cosily11 cibols10 cobias10 copals10 pibals10 plicas10 aliyos9 apiols8 pilaos8 scolia8 social8 colby12 copay12 copsy12 spacy12 spicy12 acyls10 bialy10 blays10 boyla10 clays10 cloys10 coaly10 palsy10 pioys10 plays10 ploys10 polys10
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Common questions about POLYBASIC
- Is POLYBASIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYBASIC is not in it.
- How many points is POLYBASIC worth?
- POLYBASIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYBASIC?
- No single letter can be added to POLYBASIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLYBASIC:
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