POLYDACTYLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYDACTYLS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POLYDACTYLS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYDACTYLS is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYDACTYLS
No single letter turns POLYDACTYLS into another word.
How POLYDACTYLS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POLYDACTYLS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYDACTYLS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLYDACTYLS mean in Scrabble?
POLYDACTYLS is the plural of POLYDACTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYDACTYLS
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Common questions about POLYDACTYLS
- Is POLYDACTYLS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYDACTYLS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYDACTYLS worth?
- POLYDACTYLS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYDACTYLS?
- No single letter can be added to POLYDACTYLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLYDACTYLS:
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