228 words come out when you unscramble POLYNOMIAL, starting with POLYNOMIAL itself: 17 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43N12O1M34I1A1L12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from POLYNOMIAL by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 16 with 6, 48 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 5-letter words from POLYNOMIAL, AMPLY, IMPLY and PALMY tie for first at 12 points. PLAIN, PIANO and AMINO are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from POLYNOMIAL are led by MOPY and YOMP, 11 points each. ONLY, MANY and MAIL are the familiar ones.
11 of 60 3-letter words in POLYNOMIAL tie at 8 points; none scores more. MAY, ANY and MAP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of POLYNOMIAL but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PALIMONY (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
POLYNOMIAL works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYNOMIAL itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 228) | 179 | 228 | 160 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYNIA, POLLMAN, POLONY, MOOLY, MOPANI, MYALL, PIONY, POLLY, LIONLY, LYAM, MINY, MOYA and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: MOPILY, LOOPILY, POLYOL, YOMP, LOONILY, LAYIN, ONLAY, POMO, AMNIO, LIPA, LIPO, MANI and 7 more, 19 in all.
This word takes every letter of POLYNOMIAL plus a single extra one.