Is POLECATS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLECATS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLECATS mean?
Polecats is a form of POLECAT.
- noun
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
- noun
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for POLECATS
POLECATS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from POLECATS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caplets11
- capotes11
- escalop11
- placets11
- polecat11
- toecaps11
- aspect10
- caplet10
- capote10
- capots10
- claspt10
- coapts10
- copals10
- epacts10
- places10
- placet10
- scopae10
- toecap10
- apostle9
- lactose9
- locates9
- pelotas9
- talcose9
- capes9
- capos9
- capot9
- claps9
- clapt9
- clasp9
- clept9
- clops9
- coapt9
- copal9
- copes9
- copse9
- epact9
- paces9
- pacts9
- place9
- scalp9
- scape9
- scopa9
- scope9
- space9
- spect9
- aslope8
- castle8
- cleats8
- closet8
- costae8
- costal8
- eclats8
- locate8
- paleos8
- palest8
- palets8
- pastel8
- pelota8
- petals8
- plates8
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