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
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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