POLYGENY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYGENY 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 POLYGENY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYGENY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYGENY
No single letter turns POLYGENY into another word.
How POLYGENY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLYGENY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYGENY has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of POLYGENY
The 8 tiles of POLYGENY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYGENY
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Common questions about POLYGENY
- Is POLYGENY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYGENY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYGENY worth?
- POLYGENY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYGENY?
- No single letter can be added to POLYGENY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLYGENY:
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