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POLYPHONIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points

It depends on the list you play by. POLYPHONIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

p3o1l1y4p3h4o1n1i1s1t1
Depends on the listPOLYPHONIST · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept POLYPHONIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.91
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
4.82%

Our own measure of how useful POLYPHONIST is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for POLYPHONIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

polyphonists22

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How POLYPHONIST scores

Scrabble p3o1l1y4p3h4o1n1i1s1t1 21
Words with Friends p4o1l2y3p4h3o1n2i1s1t1 23

Face value of the 11 tiles in POLYPHONIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p22
o28
l14
y12
h12
n16
i19
s14
t16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYPHONIST has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with POLYPHONIST

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1 longer words begin with POLYPHONIST.

Shorter words from the letters in POLYPHONIST

polyphons19 photopsy18 polyphon18 popishly18 synthpop18 typhoons16 thionyls14 tonishly14 photinos13 snoopily13 spoonily13 snootily11 phonily15 phytins15 phytols15 phytons15 pythons15 toyshop15 typhons15 typhoon15 potshop14 shippon14 soppily14 hyloist13 soothly13 thionyl13 inhoops12 isotopy12 lithops12 photino12 photons12 plinths12 ypsilon12 pinspot11 poplins11 topspin11 insooth10 ooliths10 sootily10 stonily10

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Common questions about POLYPHONIST

Is POLYPHONIST valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYPHONIST, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is POLYPHONIST worth?
POLYPHONIST is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to POLYPHONIST?
POLYPHONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POLYPHONIST:

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