POLYPHASE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. POLYPHASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYPHASE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYPHASE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYPHASE
No single letter turns POLYPHASE into another word.
How POLYPHASE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLYPHASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYPHASE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLYPHASE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Using several alternating currents of the same frequency that are offset from one another in timing.
A polyphase supply, usually three-phase, delivers steadier power than a single alternating current. Large motors and the electric grid rely on polyphase systems for that reason.
How POLYPHASE is used
Used in electrical engineering for motors, generators and power lines.
- The factory runs its heavy machinery on a polyphase supply.
- A polyphase motor starts smoothly without extra equipment.
- Engineers designed a polyphase generator for the new power plant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYPHASE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYPHASE
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Common questions about POLYPHASE
- Is POLYPHASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYPHASE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYPHASE worth?
- POLYPHASE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYPHASE mean?
- Using several alternating currents of the same frequency that are offset from one another in timing.
- What letters can be added to POLYPHASE?
- No single letter can be added to POLYPHASE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLYPHASE:
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