12-Letter Words Starting With POLYS
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With POLYS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With POLYS 11 words
How common is POLYS at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 twelve-letter words that start with POLYS. They average 21.7 points, the best is POLYSYLLABIC (24 points) and 45.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 21.7
- out of 24 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 45.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 45.5%
- e 27.3%
- c 18.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ou18.2%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with POLYS
p 3o 1l 1y 4s 1y 4l 1l 1a 1b 3i 1c 3
P 3 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1 + B 3 + I 1 + C 3 = 24 points
- Double word
- 48 pts
- Triple word
- 72 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
polysyllabic
- adjectivehaving or characterized by words of more than three syllables
- adjective(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables“sesquipedalian technical terms”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with POLYS are there?
There are 11 twelve-letter words that start with POLYS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with POLYS?
POLYSYLLABIC is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POLYSILOXANE (24), POLYSYNAPTIC (24), POLYSULPHIDE (23).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with POLYS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POLYSILOXANE (24), POLYSYNAPTIC (24), POLYSULPHIDE (23), POLYSTICHOUS (22). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.