POLYRHYTHM is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. POLYRHYTHM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLYRHYTHM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYRHYTHM is to know. It scores 26 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYRHYTHM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polyrhythmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYRHYTHM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLYRHYTHM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYRHYTHM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLYRHYTHM
- POLYRHYTHM gets by on a single vowel across 10 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POLYRHYTHM mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
The use of two or more different rhythms played at the same time in a piece of music.
Polyrhythm is central to much West African drumming and to jazz, where one hand might tap in threes while the other taps in twos. The layered result gives the music its driving, shifting feel.
How POLYRHYTHM is used
A musical term; the adjective is polyrhythmic.
- The drummers built a complex polyrhythm out of simple patterns.
- Polyrhythm gives the song its restless energy.
- She learned to play a polyrhythm with each hand moving independently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLYRHYTHM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLYRHYTHM
3 longer words begin with POLYRHYTHM.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYRHYTHM
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Common questions about POLYRHYTHM
- Is POLYRHYTHM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYRHYTHM, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYRHYTHM worth?
- POLYRHYTHM is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLYRHYTHM mean?
- The use of two or more different rhythms played at the same time in a piece of music.
- What letters can be added to POLYRHYTHM?
- POLYRHYTHM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLYRHYTHM:
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