POLYHISTORIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYHISTORIANS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYHISTORIANS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYHISTORIANS is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYHISTORIANS
No single letter turns POLYHISTORIANS into another word.
How POLYHISTORIANS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in POLYHISTORIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYHISTORIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYHISTORIANS
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Common questions about POLYHISTORIANS
- Is POLYHISTORIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYHISTORIANS is not in it.
- How many points is POLYHISTORIANS worth?
- POLYHISTORIANS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYHISTORIANS?
- No single letter can be added to POLYHISTORIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of POLYHISTORIANS:
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