POLYDACTYLISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYDACTYLISM 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYDACTYLISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYDACTYLISM is to know. It scores 26 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYDACTYLISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polydactylismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYDACTYLISM scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in POLYDACTYLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYDACTYLISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYDACTYLISM
1 longer words begin with POLYDACTYLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYDACTYLISM
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Common questions about POLYDACTYLISM
- Is POLYDACTYLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYDACTYLISM is not in it.
- How many points is POLYDACTYLISM worth?
- POLYDACTYLISM is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYDACTYLISM?
- POLYDACTYLISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of POLYDACTYLISM:
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