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Is POLYPS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, POLYPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does POLYPS mean?

Polyps is a form of POLYP.

  1. noun

    a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

  2. noun

    one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth

    “in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

6

Letters

P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + P (3) + S (1) = 13 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 POLYPS

POLYPS 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.

Anagrams of POLYPS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from POLYPS

The 34 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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