Is POLYANDROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYANDROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYANDROUS mean?
- adjective
having more than one husband at a time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 17 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 POLYANDROUS
POLYANDROUS 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 POLYANDROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- duopsony14
- porously13
- duopoly13
- prosody13
- proudly13
- pauldrons12
- pylorus12
- pyrolas12
- yaupons12
- youpons12
- droopy12
- dropsy12
- parody12
- pandoors11
- pandours11
- pauldron11
- poulards11
- poundals11
- sauropod11
- uropodal11
- laundry11
- roundly11
- soundly11
- synodal11
- layups11
- payors11
- poorly11
- poyous11
- pylons11
- pyrans11
- pyrola11
- slurpy11
- snoopy11
- spoony11
- yapons11
- yaupon11
- youpon11
- yupons11
- pandy11
- pardy11
- updry11
- polarons10
- apodous10
- pandoor10
- pandour10
- pardons10
- parodos10
- poulard10
- poundal10
- uplands10
- uploads10
- uranyls10
- uropods10
- dourly10
- drooly10
- sudary10
- sundry10
- layup10
- loopy10
- palsy10
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