POLYNYI is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLYNYI 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 POLYNYI?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYNYI is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYNYI
No single letter turns POLYNYI into another word.
How POLYNYI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLYNYI, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does POLYNYI mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A stretch of open water that stays unfrozen within an expanse of sea ice.
Polynyi is a spelling of the Russian-derived polar term, used in accounts of Arctic and Antarctic seas. Such gaps matter to seals, whales and seabirds, which rely on them for air and food. The word is also met in the simpler form polynya.
How POLYNYI is used
Polynyi appears mostly in polar science and exploration writing, not in everyday speech.
- The ship steered toward a polynyi where the ice had parted.
- Seals gathered around the polynyi to breathe between dives.
- A large polynyi opened near the coast after the winds shifted.
- Satellite images showed the polynyi growing each spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYNYI and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYNYI
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Common questions about POLYNYI
- Is POLYNYI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYNYI, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYNYI worth?
- POLYNYI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYNYI mean?
- A stretch of open water that stays unfrozen within an expanse of sea ice.
- What letters can be added to POLYNYI?
- No single letter can be added to POLYNYI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLYNYI:
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