What POLYPHONES Means
POLYPHONES is a form of POLYPHONE, which means:
- noun: a letter that has two or more pronunciations“‘c’ is a polyphone because it is pronounced like ‘k’ in ‘car’ but like ‘s’ in ‘cell’”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
POLYPHONES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 L1 Y4 P3 H4 O1 N1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In POLYPHONES
393 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.
9 letter words (2)
8 letter words (1)
7 letter words (11)
6 letter words (42)
HOLONSHOLPENHONEYSHOOEYSHOOLEYHOPPLEHOYLESLOOEYSLOONEYLOOSENOPENLYOPPOSEPEPLOSPHENOLPHENYLPHEONSPHONESPHONEYPHONOSPHOOEYPHYLONPLEONSPOEPOLPOLEYNPOLEYSPOLONYPOLYPEPOLYPSPONEYSPOSHLYPOSOLEPOYSONPYLONSSHLEPPSHOOLESHOPPESHOPPYSHYPOOSLOPPYSNOOPYSPOONYSYPHON
5 letter words (109)
ELOPSENOLSHELOSHELPSHOLESHOLEYHOLONHONESHONEYHOOEYHOOLYHOONSHOOPSHOPESHOPPYHOSELHOSENHOSEYHOYLEHYENSHYLESHYPESHYPOSHYSONLENOSLOOEYLOONSLOONYLOOPSLOOPYLOOSELOPESLOPPYLOSENLYNESNOELSNOLESNOLOSNOOPSNOOSENOSEYNOYESOHONEOLEOSOLPESONELYOPENSOPPOSPELONPEONSPEONYPEPOSPHEONPHONEPHONOPHONSPHONYPHYLEPLEONPLESHPLOPSPLOYSPOEPSPOESYPOLESPOLEYPOLOSPOLYPPOLYSPONESPONEYPOOHSPOOLSPOONSPOOPSPOPESPOPSYPOSEYPOSHOPOYSEPSYOPPYLONPYNESSEPOYSHEOLSHLEPSHONESHOOLSHOONSHOPESLOOPSLOPESLOPYSLYPESNOEPSNOOLSNOOPSOLONSONLYSOOEYSOOLESOPHYSOPPYSOYLESPOOLSPOONSYLPHYELPSYOOPS
4 letter words (125)
ENOLEONSEPOSESPYHELOHELPHENSHEPSHESPHEYSHOESHOLEHOLPHOLSHOLYHONEHONSHOONHOOPHOPEHOPSHOSEHOYSHYENHYESHYLEHYPEHYPOHYPSLENOLENSLEPSLEYSLONELOONLOOPLOOSLOPELOPSLOSELOSHLOYSLYESLYNELYSENEPSNESHNOELNOESNOLENOLONOOPNOPENOSENOSHNOSYNOYSNYESOLEOOLESOLPEONESONLYONOSOOHSOONSOOPSOOSEOOSYOPENOPESOPPOOYESPEHSPELSPENSPEONPEPOPEPSPESOPHONPHOSPLOPPLOYPOEPPOLEPOLOPOLSPOLYPONEPONSPONYPOOHPOOLPOOSPOPEPOPSPOSEPOSHPOSYPYESPYNESHOESHOOSHOPSLEYSLOESLOPSNYESOHOSOLESOLOSONESOOLSOONSOOPSOPHSYENSYNESYPESYPHYELPYENSYEPSYOOP
3 letter words (80)
EHSELSENSEONHENHEPHESHEYHOEHONHOOHOPHOSHOYHYEHYPLEPLESLEYLOOLOPLOSLOYLYENEPNOHNOONOSNOYNYENYSOESOHOOHSOLEONEONOONSONYOOHOONOOPOOSOPEOPSOSEOYEOYSPEHPELPENPEPPESPHOPLYPOHPOLPOPPOSPYESELSENSEYSHESHYSLYSNYSOHSOLSONSOPSOYSPYSYESYNYEHYENYEPYESYON
2 letter words (23)
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