POLYTHENES

10 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What POLYTHENES Means

POLYTHENES is a form of POLYTHENE, which means:

noun: a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

POLYTHENES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 O1 L1 Y4 T1 H4 E1 N1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In POLYTHENES

651 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 (5)

HYPNOTEES NEOPHYTES PHENETOLS POLYTHENE TELEPHONY

8 letter words (13)

HEELPOST HOLEYEST HONESTLY HYPNOTEE NEOPHYTE NEOTYPES PESTHOLE PHENETOL POLYENES POLYTENE POSHTEEN POTHEENS TELESHOP

7 letter words (34)

6 letter words (77)

5 letter words (179)

ELOPE ELOPS ENOLS ESTOP ETENS ETHOS ETHYL EYOTS HEELS HELES HELOS HELOT HELPS HENTS HETES HOLES HOLEY HOLTS HONES HONEY HOPES HOSEL HOSEN HOSEY HOTEL HOTEN HOTLY HOYLE HYENS HYLES HYPES HYPOS HYSON LEEPS LEETS LENES LENOS LENSE LENTO LEONE LETHE LOPES LOSEN LOTES LYNES LYTES LYTHE NEEPS NETES NETOP NOELS NOLES NOSEY NOTES NOYES OLENT OLPES ONELY ONSET OPENS PEELS PEENS PEEOY PELES PELON PELTS PENES PENTS PEONS PEONY PESTO PESTY PEYSE PHENE PHEON PHESE PHONE PHONS PHONY PHOTS PHYLE PLEON PLESH PLOTS PLOYS POESY POETS POLES POLEY POLTS POLYS PONES PONEY PONTS PONTY POSEY POTES POTSY POYNT POYSE PYETS PYLON PYNES PYOTS SEELY SEEPY SENTE SEPOY SETON SEYEN SHEEL SHEEN SHEEP SHEET SHENT SHEOL SHLEP SHONE SHOPE SHOTE SLEEP SLEET SLEPT SLOPE SLOPY SLOTH SLYPE SNOEP SONLY SOPHY SOYLE SPEEL SPELT SPENT STEEL STEEN STEEP STELE STENO STOEP STOLE STOLN STONE STONY STOPE STYLE STYLO SYLPH SYNTH SYTHE TEELS TEENS TEENY TELES TELOS TENES TENSE TEPOY THEES THENS THESE THESP THOLE THOSE TOLES TONES TONEY TOPEE TOPES TOPHE TOPHS TOSHY TYEES TYNES TYPES TYPOS YELPS YELTS YENTE

4 letter words (208)

3 letter words (108)

EEL EEN EHS ELS ELT ENE ENS EON EST ETH EYE HEN HEP HES HET HEY HOE HON HOP HOS HOT HOY HYE HYP LEE LEP LES LET LEY LOP LOS LOT LOY LYE NEE NEP NET NOH NOS NOT NOY NTH NYE NYS OES OHS OLE ONE ONS ONY OPE OPS OPT OSE OYE OYS PEE PEH PEL PEN PES PET PHO PHT PLY POH POL POS POT PST PYE SEE SEL SEN SET SEY SHE SHY SLY SNY SOH SOL SON SOP SOT SOY SPY STY SYE SYN TEE TEL TEN TES THE THO THY TOE TON TOP TOY TYE YEH YEN YEP YES YET YON

2 letter words (27)

EE EH EL EN ES ET HE HO LO NE NO NY OE OH ON OP OS OY PE PO SH SO ST TE TO YE YO

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