POLYTUNNEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. POLYTUNNEL 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept POLYTUNNEL?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLYTUNNEL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLYTUNNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polytunnelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLYTUNNEL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLYTUNNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLYTUNNEL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLYTUNNEL
1 longer words begin with POLYTUNNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in POLYTUNNEL
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Common questions about POLYTUNNEL
- Is POLYTUNNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLYTUNNEL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLYTUNNEL worth?
- POLYTUNNEL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLYTUNNEL?
- POLYTUNNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLYTUNNEL:
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