POLYNUCLEAR is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. POLYNUCLEAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYNUCLEAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYNUCLEAR is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYNUCLEAR
No single letter turns POLYNUCLEAR into another word.
How POLYNUCLEAR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in POLYNUCLEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYNUCLEAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLYNUCLEAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having many nuclei, or made of several linked rings or metal atoms in a molecule.
In biology a polynuclear cell holds multiple nuclei, while in chemistry polynuclear aromatic compounds consist of fused rings. Those compounds are watched as pollutants.
How POLYNUCLEAR is used
Scientific adjective in chemistry and biology.
- Smoke contains polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
- The polynuclear complex holds two copper atoms.
- A polynuclear cell was seen on the slide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYNUCLEAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYNUCLEAR
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Common questions about POLYNUCLEAR
- Is POLYNUCLEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYNUCLEAR, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYNUCLEAR worth?
- POLYNUCLEAR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYNUCLEAR mean?
- Having many nuclei, or made of several linked rings or metal atoms in a molecule.
- What letters can be added to POLYNUCLEAR?
- No single letter can be added to POLYNUCLEAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLYNUCLEAR:
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