Is POLYANTHUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYANTHUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYANTHUS mean?
- noun
florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + U (1) + S (1) = 18 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 POLYANTHUS
POLYANTHUS 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 POLYANTHUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- syphonal16
- phytols15
- phytons15
- pythons15
- typhons15
- typhous15
- aphony14
- phylon14
- phytol14
- phyton14
- plashy14
- plushy14
- poshly14
- python14
- syphon14
- typhon14
- typhus14
- haplonts13
- naphtols13
- outplays13
- unhasty13
- haply13
- hypos13
- phony13
- phyla13
- pushy13
- sophy13
- sylph13
- autopsy12
- haplont12
- naphtol12
- outplay12
- payouts12
- unaptly12
- yaupons12
- hostly12
- shanty12
- shoaly12
- shouty12
- thusly12
- thuyas12
- unholy12
- youths12
- hypo12
- hyps12
- syph12
- layups11
- pathos11
- payout11
- phonal11
- platys11
- potash11
- pylons11
- sulpha11
- tophus11
- unhasp11
- upshot11
- yapons11
- yaupon11
- yupons11
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