POLYETHENE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. POLYETHENE 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.
p3o1l1y4e1t1h4e1n1e1
PlayablePOLYETHENE · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POLYETHENE?
| 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%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.6%
Our own measure of how useful POLYETHENE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYETHENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polyethenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYETHENE scores
Scrabble p3o1l1y4e1t1h4e1n1e1 18
Words with Friends p4o1l2y3e1t1h3e1n2e1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLYETHENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYETHENE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYETHENE
1 longer words begin with POLYETHENE.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYETHENE
polythene17 telephony17 phenetole14 telephone14 hypnotee16 neophyte16 ethylene14 phenetol13 polytene13 eyehole13 neotype12 polyene12 potheen12 phenyl14 phoney14 phylon14 phytol14 phyton14 python14 typhon14 ethyne12 henley12 holpen11 openly11 pentyl11 peyote11 peyotl11 phenol11 plenty11 poleyn11 eothen9 ethene9 eyelet9 lethee9 lepton8 pentel8 poteen8 phony13 phyle13 ethyl11
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Common questions about POLYETHENE
- Is POLYETHENE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYETHENE is not in it.
- How many points is POLYETHENE worth?
- POLYETHENE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYETHENE?
- POLYETHENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLYETHENE:
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