Is POLIOMYELITISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLIOMYELITISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLIOMYELITISES mean?
Poliomyelitises is a form of POLIOMYELITIS.
- noun
an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + M (3) + Y (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 POLIOMYELITISES
POLIOMYELITISES 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 POLIOMYELITISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- poliomyelitis20
- episiotomy17
- impolitely17
- polysemies17
- episiotomies16
- peyotisms16
- polysomes16
- myelitises15
- pitilessly15
- pyelitises15
- slopestyle15
- timelessly15
- toilsomely15
- employes15
- mistypes15
- peyotism15
- polysome15
- epitomises14
- leptosomes14
- epistyles14
- ileostomy14
- lipolyses14
- lipolysis14
- lissomely14
- employe14
- employs14
- emptily14
- impiety14
- limpsey14
- mistype14
- myopies14
- slimpsy14
- ileostomies13
- epistomes13
- epitomise13
- impieties13
- leptosome13
- limpsiest13
- liposomes13
- mileposts13
- optimises13
- plimsoles13
- polemists13
- epistyle13
- eyespots13
- isotypes13
- lissomly13
- lysosome13
- misstyle13
- myelites13
- myelitis13
- myositis13
- myosotes13
- myosotis13
- pilosity13
- politely13
- pyelitis13
- sleepily13
- employ13
- limply13
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