POLYGAM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYGAM 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYGAM?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYGAM is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYGAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYGAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLYGAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
Words starting with POLYGAM
16 longer words begin with POLYGAM.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYGAM
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Common questions about POLYGAM
- Is POLYGAM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYGAM is not in it.
- How many points is POLYGAM worth?
- POLYGAM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYGAM?
- POLYGAM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLYGAM:
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