Is POLYCHETES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYCHETES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYCHETES mean?
Polychetes is a form of POLYCHETE.
- noun
chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 POLYCHETES
POLYCHETES 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 POLYCHETES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- polychete19
- splotchy18
- telescopy16
- psyche16
- psycho16
- ecotypes15
- sheepcot15
- lychees15
- phytols15
- typhose15
- psych15
- cotypes14
- ecotype14
- ectypes14
- splotch14
- cheesy14
- chesty14
- chyles14
- echoey14
- lychee14
- lyches14
- phytol14
- poshly14
- scythe14
- heelpost13
- pesthole13
- teleshop13
- eyeshot13
- cheeps13
- cotype13
- ectype13
- epochs13
- schlep13
- speech13
- yclept13
- chyle13
- hypes13
- hypos13
- phyle13
- sophy13
- sylph13
- techy13
- yechs13
- clothes12
- eyespot12
- heptose12
- letches12
- peyotes12
- peyotls12
- steeply12
- ethyls12
- hostly12
- hoyles12
- shelty12
- cheep12
- chops12
- copsy12
- epoch12
- pechs12
- hype12
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