Unscramble POLYPHONES to get 263 words. POLYPHONES itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYPHONES split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 1 with 8, 12 with 7, 44 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2.
There is a single one of the 8-letter words made with POLYPHONES letters: POLYPHON, 18 points.
SHOPPY scores highest among the 6-letter words from POLYPHONES at 16 points, ahead of PHENYL and PHONEY on 14. PHONES, OPPOSE and OPENLY are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in POLYPHONES, HOPPY leads with 15 points, then HYPES and HYPOS on 13. PHONE, HELPS and HOLES are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with POLYPHONES letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. HELP, SHOP and HOPE will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYPHONES, HYP leads with 11 points, then HEY and HOY on 9. YES, POP and HOP are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of POLYPHONES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SHLEPPY (17 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. POLYPHONES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYPHONES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 263) | 199 | 263 | 175 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYPHONS, POLYPHON, SPYHOLE, POLYPES, SHYPOO, HOOLEYS, POLYPE, HOOLEY, PSYOP, HYENS, HYLES, PHEONS and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SHLEPPY, SHOPPY, POOPY, HOSEY, PLOYES, PHEOS, PLOYE, POSEY, HEPS, OPPOS, PHEO, PHOS and 12 more, 24 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of POLYPHONES spell the words below.