Unscramble POLYSEMOUS to get 285 words. POLYSEMOUS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43S1E1M34O1U12S1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYSEMOUS split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 16 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
POLYSOMES is the only one of the 9-letter words in POLYSEMOUS; it scores 16 points.
EMPLOY, MYOPES and SLUMPY share the top score of 13 among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSEMOUS. SPOUSE, SLOPES and PULSES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 5-letter words made with POLYSEMOUS letters, the top score is 12, reached by 10. POEMS, MESSY and PLUME are the familiar ones.
6 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSEMOUS tie at 11 points; none scores more. POEM, PLUM and LUMP will look familiar.
Among 60 3-letter words from POLYSEMOUS, the top score is 8, reached by 10. YES, SUM and SPY are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of POLYSEMOUS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in US · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by POLYSOMES (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept POLYSEMOUS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYSEMOUS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 285) | 192 | 285 | 169 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
93 of the 285 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MYOPSES, ESPUMOSO, MOPSY, MYOPS, SMOYLES, SPULYES, YMPES, YUMPS, MOPUSES, MOYLES, POLEYS, POYSES and 81 more. 23 of the 285 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SLUMPY, YOMPS, PLOYES, YESSUM, YOMP, MOLYS, PLOYE, POSEY, POMOS, POSOLES, SUMY, YEPS and 11 more.