POLYCHREST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYCHREST 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYCHREST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYCHREST is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYCHREST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polychrestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYCHREST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLYCHREST, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYCHREST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYCHREST
- All 10 letters of POLYCHREST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POLYCHREST
1 longer words begin with POLYCHREST.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYCHREST
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Common questions about POLYCHREST
- Is POLYCHREST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYCHREST is not in it.
- How many points is POLYCHREST worth?
- POLYCHREST is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYCHREST?
- POLYCHREST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLYCHREST:
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