POLYGYNOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. POLYGYNOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYGYNOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYGYNOUS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYGYNOUS
No single letter turns POLYGYNOUS into another word.
How POLYGYNOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLYGYNOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYGYNOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLYGYNOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having more than one wife at the same time, or, in animals, mating with several females.
Anthropologists describe a polygynous society where a man may legally keep several wives. Biologists use the same word for species such as elephant seals, where one male mates with many females. It is the counterpart of polyandrous, which describes one female with several mates.
How POLYGYNOUS is used
Used in anthropology and zoology.
- The tribe was traditionally polygynous.
- Many deer are polygynous during the breeding season.
- A polygynous marriage involves one husband and several wives.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYGYNOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYGYNOUS
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Common questions about POLYGYNOUS
- Is POLYGYNOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYGYNOUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYGYNOUS worth?
- POLYGYNOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYGYNOUS mean?
- Having more than one wife at the same time, or, in animals, mating with several females.
- What letters can be added to POLYGYNOUS?
- No single letter can be added to POLYGYNOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLYGYNOUS:
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