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Is polytene a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word polytene is a Scrabble US word. The word polytene is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

P3O1L1Y4T1E1N1E1

Is polytene a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word polytene is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

P3O1L1Y4T1E1N1E1

Is polytene a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word polytene is a Words With Friends word. The word polytene is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4O1L2Y3T1E1N2E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

POLYTENE,

7-letter words (2 found)

NEOTYPE,POLYENE,

6-letter words (9 found)

LEPTON,OPENLY,PENTEL,PENTYL,PEYOTE,PEYOTL,PLENTY,POLEYN,POTEEN,

5-letter words (21 found)

ELOPE,LENTO,LEONE,NETOP,OLENT,ONELY,PEEOY,PELON,PEONY,PLEON,PLOYE,POLEY,PONEY,PONTY,POYNT,PYLON,TEENY,TEPOY,TONEY,TOPEE,YENTE,

4-letter words (61 found)

EELY,ENOL,ETEN,EYEN,EYNE,EYOT,LEEP,LEET,LENO,LENT,LEPT,LONE,LOPE,LOTE,LYNE,LYTE,NEEP,NETE,NOEL,NOLE,NOPE,NOTE,OLPE,ONLY,OPEN,PEEL,PEEN,PELE,PELT,PENE,PENT,PEON,PLOT,PLOY,POET,POLE,POLT,POLY,PONE,PONT,PONY,POTE,PYET,PYNE,PYOT,TEEL,TEEN,TELE,TENE,TOEY,TOLE,TONE,TONY,TOPE,TYEE,TYNE,TYPE,TYPO,YELP,YELT,YONT,

3-letter words (46 found)

EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,EON,EYE,LEE,LEP,LET,LEY,LOP,LOT,LOY,LYE,NEE,NEP,NET,NOT,NOY,NYE,OLE,ONE,ONY,OPE,OPT,OYE,PEE,PEL,PEN,PET,PLY,POL,POT,PYE,TEE,TEL,TEN,TOE,TON,TOP,TOY,TYE,YEN,YEP,YET,YON,

2-letter words (18 found)

EE,EL,EN,ET,LO,NE,NO,NY,OE,ON,OP,OY,PE,PO,TE,TO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 159 words from polytene according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of polytene

polytene

Etymology

poly- +‎ -tene

Adjective

polytene (comparative more polytene, superlative most polytene)

  1. (molecular biology) Having very large chromosomes with many chromatids (arms).

Noun

polytene (plural polytenes)

  1. (molecular biology) A very large chromosome with many chromatids (arms); a chromosome exhibiting polyteny

Related terms

  • polytenic
  • polyteny

Source: wiktionary.org