POLYSYNTHESIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYSYNTHESIS 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYSYNTHESIS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYSYNTHESIS is to know. It scores 24 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYSYNTHESIS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polysynthesismChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POLYSYNTHESIS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in POLYSYNTHESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYSYNTHESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYSYNTHESIS
2 longer words begin with POLYSYNTHESIS.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYSYNTHESIS
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Common questions about POLYSYNTHESIS
- Is POLYSYNTHESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYSYNTHESIS is not in it.
- How many points is POLYSYNTHESIS worth?
- POLYSYNTHESIS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYSYNTHESIS?
- POLYSYNTHESIS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of POLYSYNTHESIS:
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