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Is poly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word poly is a Scrabble US word. The word poly is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3O1L1Y4

Is poly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word poly is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3O1L1Y4

Is poly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word poly is a Words With Friends word. The word poly is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1L2Y3

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4-letter words (2 found)

PLOY,POLY,

3-letter words (4 found)

LOP,LOY,PLY,POL,

2-letter words (5 found)

LO,OP,OY,PO,YO,

You can make 11 words from poly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of poly

poly oply ploy lpoy olpy lopy poyl opyl pyol ypol oypl yopl plyo lpyo pylo yplo lypo ylpo olyp loyp oylp yolp lyop ylop

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word poly. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in poly.

Definitions and meaning of poly

poly

Etymology 1

Shortening of various words.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɒli/
  • Rhymes: -ɒli

Noun

poly (countable and uncountable, plural polys)

  1. (informal) A polytechnic.
  2. Polyethylene (polythene).
  3. Polyurethane.
  4. (chiefly computer graphics) A polygon.
    Hyponyms: rect, tri
  5. (uncountable) Polyester.
  6. (chiefly informal) Polyamory.
  7. (chiefly informal) A polyamorous person.
  8. (chiefly informal) A polycule.

Adjective

poly (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly informal) Polyamorous.
    Synonym: (informal) polyam
    Coordinate term: mono

Verb

poly (third-person singular simple present polys, present participle polying, simple past and past participle polyed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium.

Alternative forms

  • poley

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊli/
  • Rhymes: -əʊli

Noun

poly

  1. A whitish woolly plant (Teucrium polium) of the family Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.
Usage notes
  • The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.
Derived terms
  • poly-mountain

Further reading

  • “poly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • ploy

French

Adjective

poly (plural polys)

  1. (slang) Clipping of polytechnique.
  2. (slang) Clipping of polyvalent.

Noun

poly m or f (plural polys)

  1. (slang) Clipping of polytechnique; itself a clipping of institut polytechnique or école polytechnique
  2. (slang) Clipping of polyvalente; itself a clipping of institut polyvalent or école polyvalente

Source: wiktionary.org