POLYGENISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYGENISTS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POLYGENISTS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYGENISTS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYGENISTS
No single letter turns POLYGENISTS into another word.
How POLYGENISTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POLYGENISTS, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYGENISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLYGENISTS mean in Scrabble?
POLYGENISTS is the plural of POLYGENIST.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYGENISTS
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Common questions about POLYGENISTS
- Is POLYGENISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYGENISTS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYGENISTS worth?
- POLYGENISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYGENISTS?
- No single letter can be added to POLYGENISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLYGENISTS:
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