467 words come out when you unscramble POLYTECHNICAL, starting with POLYTECHNICAL itself: 25 in Scrabble, 29 in Words With Friends. POLYTECHNIC is the best of the shorter words, at 23 points. The 13 letters split into 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
P34O1L12Y43T1E1C34H43N12I1C34A1L12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from POLYTECHNICAL by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 3 with 11, 15 with 10, 43 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 44 with 2.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in POLYTECHNICAL: PHONETICALLY, for 22 points.
POLYTECHNIC tops the 11-letter words made with POLYTECHNICAL letters at 23 points; next come TECHNICALLY on 21 and ECTOPICALLY on 20.
TACHYPNEIC scores highest among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYTECHNICAL at 22 points, ahead of ANCHYLOTIC and CATHOLICLY on 20.
Among the 9-letter words from POLYTECHNICAL, CYCLEPATH and PHYLACTIC tie for first at 21 points. TECHNICAL, OPTICALLY and ETHICALLY are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words in POLYTECHNICAL, the top score is 18, reached by 12. CATHOLIC, HYPNOTIC and PHONETIC are the familiar ones.
CHANCEY, CHEAPLY and CIPHONY are the top 7-letter words made with POLYTECHNICAL letters, 17 points each. CYCLONE, CHAOTIC and HEPATIC will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble POLYTECHNICAL, the top score is 16, reached by 13. CHOICE, CHANCE and PYTHON are the familiar ones.
YECCH tops the 5-letter words from POLYTECHNICAL at 15 points; next come PICCY on 14 and CHYLE on 13. CHEAP, PATCH and CYCLE will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in POLYTECHNICAL; 6 of them share the top score of 12. HELP, CITY and EACH are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with POLYTECHNICAL letters, HYP leads with 11 points, then HAY and HEY on 9. ANY, PAY and HIT are the familiar ones.
These 3 words have the length of POLYTECHNICAL, with one letter different:
More 13-letter words: starting with PO · ending in AL · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PHONETICALLY (22 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: POLYTECHNICAL is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYTECHNICAL itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 467) | 377 | 466 | 334 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: POLYTECHNICAL, CYCLEPATH, PHYLACTIC, ANCHYLOTIC, CENOTAPHIC, CYCLOLITH, HALCYONIC, NYCTALOPIC, PEACHILY, POLYHALITE, CHANCEY, CHANTILLY and 78 more, 90 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CATHOLICLY, ECHOICALLY, NEOPHYTIC, PHLYCTENA, TACHYONIC, CATCHILY, CYCLOPIAN, CAPICHE, CHICALOTE, CYCLONITE, PLICATELY, CHIPOTLE and 30 more, 42 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: TACHYPNEIC.