POLYSYLLABISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYSYLLABISM 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYSYLLABISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYSYLLABISM is to know. It scores 25 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYSYLLABISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polysyllabismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYSYLLABISM scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in POLYSYLLABISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYSYLLABISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYSYLLABISM
1 longer words begin with POLYSYLLABISM.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYSYLLABISM
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Common questions about POLYSYLLABISM
- Is POLYSYLLABISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYSYLLABISM is not in it.
- How many points is POLYSYLLABISM worth?
- POLYSYLLABISM is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYSYLLABISM?
- POLYSYLLABISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of POLYSYLLABISM:
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