196 words come out when you unscramble POLYGAMS, starting with POLYGAMS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends. POLYGAM is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from POLYGAMS split into 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 5 with 6, 49 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 20 with 2.
There is a single one of the 7-letter words in POLYGAMS: POLYGAM, 15 points.
GYMPS tops the 5-letter words from POLYGAMS at 13 points; next come AMPLY and MOPSY on 12. GOALS, PLAYS and LAMPS will look familiar.
GYMP scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYGAMS at 12 points, ahead of MOPY and YOMP on 11. PLAY, MAPS and PALM are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYGAMS, GYM and GYP tie for first at 9 points. MAY, MAP and GAY are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of POLYGAMS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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Here is what the 6 strongest answers mean; AMPLY, PALMY and YOMPS (12 points each) share the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts POLYGAMS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYGAMS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 196) | 153 | 194 | 134 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
43 of the 196 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYGAMS, POLYGAM, GYMPS, GYMP, MOPSY, MYOPS, PYGALS, GASPY, GOMPAS, PYGAL, GOMPA, LYAMS and 31 more. 19 of the 196 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YOMPS, GLAMPS, GYPOS, YOMP, GLAMP, GYPO, MOLYS, GLAMS, SPAM, YAGS, GLAM, YAG and 7 more. 2 of the 196 answers are missing from Scrabble UK: GOYS and GOY.