POLYCHETE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points
Yes for Scrabble. POLYCHETE 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.
p3o1l1y4c3h4e1t1e1
PlayablePOLYCHETE · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POLYCHETE?
| 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: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful POLYCHETE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYCHETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polychetesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYCHETE scores
Scrabble p3o1l1y4c3h4e1t1e1 19
Words with Friends p4o1l2y3c4h3e1t1e1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLYCHETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYCHETE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYCHETE
1 longer words begin with POLYCHETE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYCHETE
telecopy15 ecotype14 echoey14 lychee14 phytol14 cotype13 ectopy13 ectype13 potche13 yclept13 clothe11 cotyle11 peyote11 peyotl11 chyle13 phyle13 techy13 cheep12 chelp12 clype12 epoch12 potch12 ethyl11 holey11 hotly11 hoyle11 lythe11 cetyl10 cloth10 cloye10 coley10 leech10 letch10 loche10 lycee10 octyl10 peeoy10 ploye10 poley10 tepoy10
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Common questions about POLYCHETE
- Is POLYCHETE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYCHETE is not in it.
- How many points is POLYCHETE worth?
- POLYCHETE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYCHETE?
- POLYCHETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLYCHETE:
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