Is POLYPHONIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYPHONIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYPHONIC mean?
- adjective
having two or more phonetic values
“polyphonic letters such as `a'”
- adjective
of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
“polyphonic traditions of the baroque”
- adjective
having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 10
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 22 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 POLYPHONIC
POLYPHONIC 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 POLYPHONIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- choppily20
- chippy18
- choppy18
- ciphony17
- hypnic16
- phylic16
- phonily15
- hippy15
- hoppy15
- phylon14
- chopin13
- phonic13
- policy13
- polypi13
- poncho13
- hiply13
- lynch13
- phony13
- hippo12
- lippy12
- loppy12
- nippy12
- pinch12
- polyp12
- pooch12
- poopy12
- hypo12
- lych12
- colony11
- hooly11
- chip11
- chop11
- copy11
- pipy11
- pyic11
- hyp11
- poplin10
- chino10
- choil10
- choli10
- cholo10
- cooly10
- loopy10
- phono10
- pylon10
- yonic10
- holy10
- chin9
- chon9
- cloy9
- coho9
- coly9
- cony9
- holp9
- hoop9
- inch9
- lich9
- loch9
- phon9
- pily9
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