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Is poleyn a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word poleyn is a Scrabble US word. The word poleyn is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

P3O1L1E1Y4N1

Is poleyn a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word poleyn is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

P3O1L1E1Y4N1

Is poleyn a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word poleyn is a Words With Friends word. The word poleyn is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1L2E1Y3N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

OPENLY,POLEYN,

5-letter words (8 found)

ONELY,PELON,PEONY,PLEON,PLOYE,POLEY,PONEY,PYLON,

4-letter words (19 found)

ENOL,LENO,LONE,LOPE,LYNE,NOEL,NOLE,NOPE,OLPE,ONLY,OPEN,PEON,PLOY,POLE,POLY,PONE,PONY,PYNE,YELP,

3-letter words (22 found)

EON,LEP,LEY,LOP,LOY,LYE,NEP,NOY,NYE,OLE,ONE,ONY,OPE,OYE,PEL,PEN,PLY,POL,PYE,YEN,YEP,YON,

2-letter words (14 found)

EL,EN,LO,NE,NO,NY,OE,ON,OP,OY,PE,PO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 66 words from poleyn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of poleyn

poleyn

Etymology

Middle English polein(e) (“knee armor”), from Anglo-Norman polein (“knee armor”). Possibly related to poulaine (“pointed toe on a shoe”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒlɪn/, /ˈpɒleɪn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊˌleɪn/

Noun

poleyn (plural poleyns)

  1. (historical) The part of medieval armour that protected the knee.
  2. Rare form of poulaine (“(shoe with a) pointed toe”).
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:poleyn.

Alternative forms

  • poleine

References

Anagrams

  • openly, pyelon

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • polan, polen, pullan, pullayn, pullene

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French polain (modern French poulain), from Late Latin pullāmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈlæi̯n/, /ˈpulin/

Noun

poleyn (uncountable)

  1. Domesticated fowl.

Descendants

  • English: pullen (obsolete)

References

  • “pullain, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-18.

Source: wiktionary.org