Is POLYPHONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYPHONES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYPHONES mean?
Polyphones is a form of POLYPHONE.
- noun
a letter that has two or more pronunciations
“`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 POLYPHONES
POLYPHONES 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 POLYPHONES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- polyphone19
- shleppy17
- shoppy16
- phenyls15
- phoneys15
- hoppy15
- hopples14
- phenyl14
- phoney14
- phooey14
- phylon14
- poshly14
- syphon14
- hopple13
- polyps13
- shlepp13
- shoppe13
- sloppy13
- hypes13
- hypos13
- phony13
- phyle13
- sophy13
- sylph13
- phenols12
- poleyns12
- spooney12
- honeys12
- hooeys12
- hoyles12
- loppy12
- polyp12
- poopy12
- popsy12
- soppy12
- hype12
- hypo12
- hyps12
- syph12
- holpen11
- openly11
- phenol11
- phones11
- phonos11
- ployes11
- poleyn11
- pylons11
- snoopy11
- spoony11
- holey11
- honey11
- hooey11
- hooly11
- hosey11
- hoyle11
- hyson11
- hyp11
- looneys10
- oppose10
- peplos10
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