Is POLYUNSATURATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLYUNSATURATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLYUNSATURATED mean?
- adjective
(of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + U (1) + N (1) + S (1) + A (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 POLYUNSATURATED
POLYUNSATURATED 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 POLYUNSATURATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- polyunsaturate19
- underplays16
- personalty15
- pleasantry15
- outplayed15
- outprayed15
- paralysed15
- playdates15
- prudently15
- unadeptly15
- underpays15
- underplay15
- unsprayed15
- pastureland14
- roundelays14
- undulatory14
- autotypes14
- layperson14
- neoplasty14
- operantly14
- peasantry14
- planetary14
- pulsatory14
- spluttery14
- dyspneal14
- dyspnoea14
- endplays14
- paduasoy14
- parlayed14
- payloads14
- pedantry14
- petalody14
- playdate14
- repandly14
- underpay14
- unplayed14
- andropause13
- autolysate13
- plunderous13
- postulated13
- pustulated13
- salutatory13
- sporulated13
- underplots13
- adulatory13
- arduously13
- autodynes13
- autolysed13
- desultory13
- duteously13
- laudatory13
- outstayed13
- roundelay13
- underlays13
- autotype13
- outplays13
- outprays13
- outyelps13
- paralyse13
- pastorly13
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