POLYHEDRIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYHEDRIC 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POLYHEDRIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYHEDRIC is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYHEDRIC
No single letter turns POLYHEDRIC into another word.
How POLYHEDRIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLYHEDRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYHEDRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYHEDRIC
- All 10 letters of POLYHEDRIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in POLYHEDRIC
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Common questions about POLYHEDRIC
- Is POLYHEDRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYHEDRIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYHEDRIC worth?
- POLYHEDRIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYHEDRIC?
- No single letter can be added to POLYHEDRIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLYHEDRIC:
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