POLYSYNTHESISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYSYNTHESISM 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POLYSYNTHESISM?
| 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 POLYSYNTHESISM is to know. It scores 27 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYSYNTHESISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polysynthesismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYSYNTHESISM scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in POLYSYNTHESISM, 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 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYSYNTHESISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYSYNTHESISM
1 longer words begin with POLYSYNTHESISM.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYSYNTHESISM
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Common questions about POLYSYNTHESISM
- Is POLYSYNTHESISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POLYSYNTHESISM is not in it.
- How many points is POLYSYNTHESISM worth?
- POLYSYNTHESISM is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYSYNTHESISM?
- POLYSYNTHESISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of POLYSYNTHESISM:
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