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Polysemy

p 3o 1l 1y 4s 1e 1m 3y 4

About 4 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does polysemy mean?

noun

  1. the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

    Synonymslexical ambiguity

Is POLYSEMY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is POLYSEMY worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
p 3o 1l 1y 4s 1e 1m 3y 4

Words With Friends

19 pts
p 4o 1l 2y 3s 1e 1m 4y 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
p 4o 1l 1y 4s 1e 1m 3y 4

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
p 3o 1l 2y 4s 1e 1m 3y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in POLYSEMY

Words that end like POLYSEMY

Common words that share the ending -EMY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

academyenemyblasphemy
All words ending in -EMY

Polysemy: quick answers

Is POLYSEMY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. POLYSEMY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is POLYSEMY worth?
POLYSEMY scores 18 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does polysemy mean?
As a noun, polysemy means “the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings”.
What words can you make with the letters in POLYSEMY?
You can make 161 shorter words from POLYSEMY, such as MYOPY, EMPLOYS, EMPLOY, MYOPES. See the full list.