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.
p3o1l1y4g2e1n1i1s1t1s1
Depends on the listPOLYGENISTS · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
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
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.45%
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
Scrabble p3o1l1y4g2e1n1i1s1t1s1 17
Words with Friends p4o1l2y3g3e1n2i1s1t1s1 20
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.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYGENISTS
polygenist16 gossypine15 linotypes14 spinosely14 stylopise14 posseting12 spongiest12 pointless11 losingest10 pigsneys14 poesying14 posingly14 spongily14 yelpings14 isotypes13 linotype13 stylopes13 ypsilons13 lysogens12 stylings12 peltings11 pestling11 pongiest11 postings11 signpost11 spignels11 stopings11 tylosins11 epsilons10 pistoles10 plenists10 pointels10 pontiles10 potlines10 ptiloses10 slopiest10 toplines10 elogists9 glistens9 lignoses9
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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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