POLYMATH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. POLYMATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYMATH?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYMATH is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYMATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYMATH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLYMATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYMATH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYMATH
- All 8 letters of POLYMATH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with POLYMATH
4 longer words begin with POLYMATH.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYMATH
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Common questions about POLYMATH
- Is POLYMATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYMATH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYMATH worth?
- POLYMATH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYMATH?
- POLYMATH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLYMATH:
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