POLYNYA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLYNYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYNYA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYNYA is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYNYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polynyasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYNYA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLYNYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does POLYNYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A stretch of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar seas.
A polynya forms where wind or warm currents keep the ice from closing over the sea. For seabirds and seals a polynya is a vital place to feed and breathe in the middle of winter.
How POLYNYA is used
Polynya is a word from polar science and Arctic exploration, borrowed from Russian.
- The explorers found a large polynya in the frozen strait.
- Seals gather around the polynya to hunt and breathe.
- Satellite images show a polynya opening off the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYNYA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLYNYA
1 longer words begin with POLYNYA.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYNYA
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Common questions about POLYNYA
- Is POLYNYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYNYA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYNYA worth?
- POLYNYA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYNYA mean?
- A stretch of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar seas.
- What letters can be added to POLYNYA?
- POLYNYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLYNYA:
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