Unscramble POLYSTYLAR and you have 257 words, POLYSTYLAR itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ALLOTYPY, 16 points. 10 letters: 2 vowels and 8 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43S1T1Y43L12A1R1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from POLYSTYLAR split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 10 with 7, 42 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with POLYSTYLAR letters: SALLYPORT, 14 points.
The best of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSTYLAR is SPRYLY, 14 points; PALTRY and PARTLY on 11 follow. PORTAL, POSTAL and PATROL are everyday picks.
SLYLY scores highest among the 5-letter words made with POLYSTYLAR letters at 11 points, ahead of APTLY and ATOPY on 10. PARTY, STORY and ROYAL are the ones most people know.
TYPY tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYSTYLAR at 12 points; next come YAYS on 10 and PALY on 9. PLAY, TOYS and STAY will look familiar.
YAY scores highest among the 3-letter words from POLYSTYLAR at 9 points, ahead of PAY and PLY on 8. ALL, TOP and ART are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of POLYSTYLAR but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PO · ending in AR · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ALLOTYPY (16 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts POLYSTYLAR, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYSTYLAR itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 257) | 207 | 256 | 189 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYSTYLAR, SALLYPORT, PROLLY, YPLAST, PARLY, POLLY, PORTY, PRATY, PYATS, PYOTS, PYRAL, SLOPY and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PASTORLY, PYROS, PYRO, OATY, APOS, OPAS, SORTAL, TOLARS, YAS, APO, OPA, POS and 5 more, 17 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARP.
This word takes every letter of POLYSTYLAR plus a single extra one.