Is POLYDACTYL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYDACTYL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYDACTYL mean?
- adjective
of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + D (2) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + Y (4) + L (1) = 21 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 POLYDACTYL
Single letters that turn POLYDACTYL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from POLYDACTYL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- allotypy16
- loyalty13
- coyly13
- coldly12
- dactyl12
- copay12
- doyly12
- typy12
- coady11
- yclad11
- copy11
- pacy11
- aptly10
- atopy10
- coaly10
- colly10
- octyl10
- pally10
- patly10
- platy10
- talcy10
- typal10
- dopy10
- capot9
- clapt9
- coapt9
- copal9
- dally9
- dolly9
- toady9
- today9
- acyl9
- clay9
- cloy9
- coly9
- lacy9
- paly9
- paty9
- play9
- ploy9
- poly9
- typo9
- yay9
- acold8
- adopt8
- alloy8
- loyal8
- octad8
- tally8
- tolyl8
- capo8
- clap8
- clop8
- doty8
- lady8
- odyl8
- oldy8
- pact8
- tody8
- yald8
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