Unscramble POLYMATHS and you have 239 words, POLYMATHS itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43M34A1T1H43S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from POLYMATHS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 27 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
POLYMATH is the only one of the 8-letter words in POLYMATHS; it scores 18 points.
LYMPHS tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYMATHS at 16 points; next come MYTHOS and PHYTOL on 14. ALMOST, POSTAL and MOSTLY will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words from POLYMATHS is LYMPH, 15 points; HAPLY and HYPOS on 13 follow. PLAYS, PATHS and MYTHS are everyday picks.
5 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYMATHS tie at 12 points; none scores more. PLAY, PATH and MATH will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from POLYMATHS, HYP leads with 11 points, then HAY and HOY on 9. HAS, MAY and MAP are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of POLYMATHS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
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POLYMATHS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POLYMATHS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYMATHS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 239) | 200 | 239 | 180 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 39 of them: LOATHY, MOPSY, MYOPS, TYMPS, OMLAHS, PHOLAS, TOSHY, TYMP, YMPT, YPLAST, LYAMS, MASTY and 27 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: STOMPY, PASHM, YOMPS, YOMP, HOMAS, MOLYS, HOMA, HOMS, MOSH, PHOS, HOM, PHO and 8 more.
These 3 words take every letter of POLYMATHS plus a single extra one.