POLYPOD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLYPOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYPOD?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYPOD is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYPOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYPOD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POLYPOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,866 thousand.
What does POLYPOD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having many feet or many leg-like appendages.
Polypod is a biologists' word, handy when describing insect larvae such as caterpillars. A polypod creature stands apart from one with only a few pairs of legs. The same word can also name an animal of this kind.
How POLYPOD is used
Polypod is used in zoology and entomology, usually about larvae or other multi-legged animals.
- The polypod larva crawled along the stem on its many short legs.
- Entomologists distinguish a polypod stage from the later adult form.
- A polypod body plan is typical of many caterpillars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYPOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLYPOD
4 longer words begin with POLYPOD.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYPOD
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Common questions about POLYPOD
- Is POLYPOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYPOD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYPOD worth?
- POLYPOD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYPOD mean?
- Having many feet or many leg-like appendages.
- What letters can be added to POLYPOD?
- POLYPOD takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POLYPOD:
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