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POLYNYAS

8 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What POLYNYAS Means

POLYNYAS is a form of POLYNYA, which means:

  1. noun: a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas)

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

POLYNYAS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 L1 Y4 N1 Y4 A1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In POLYNYAS

136 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (1)

6 letter words (4)

5 letter words (22)

4 letter words (43)

3 letter words (48)

2 letter words (18)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.