The word polis is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • polis n. (Historical) A Greek city-state.
  • polis n. (Uncountable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) The police.
  • polis n. (Countable, Scotland, Ireland, Geordie) A police officer.

9 valid words from 3 definitions

CITY COUNTABLE GREEK HISTORICAL OFFICER POLICE STATE THE UNCOUNTABLE

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

GEORDIE IRELAND SCOTLAND

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

IS LI LIS PO POL

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

LO LOP OP SI SILO

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

LIPOS SPOIL

10 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

PALIS PILIS POLES POLIO POLKS POLLS POLOS POLTS POLYS PULIS

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

POIS POLS

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

POLEIS POLIES POLIOS

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

POLISH POLISES POLISHED POLISHER POLISHES POLISHERS POLISHING POLISHABLE POLISHINGS POLISHMENT POLISHMENTS

52 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

DEPOLISH REPOLISH UNPOLISH DUOPOLIST EPIPOLISM DEPOLISHED DEPOLISHES DUOPOLISTS EPIPOLISMS MONOPOLISE MONOPOLISM MONOPOLIST PROPOLISES REPOLISHED REPOLISHES UNPOLISHED UNPOLISHES ACROPOLISES DEPOLISHING DUOPOLISTIC IDEOPOLISES MENOPOLISES MONOPOLISED MONOPOLISER MONOPOLISES MONOPOLISMS MONOPOLISTS OLIGOPOLIST REPOLISHING UNPOLISHING BIBLIOPOLIST COSMOPOLISES METROPOLISES MICROPOLISES MONOPOLISERS MONOPOLISING MONOPOLISTIC NECROPOLISES OLIGOPOLISTS PENTAPOLISES TETRAPOLISES UNPOLISHABLE BIBLIOPOLISTS MEGALOPOLISES OLIGOPOLISTIC TECHNOPOLISES ANTIMONOPOLIST MONOPOLISATION PHARMACOPOLIST ANTIMONOPOLISTS MONOPOLISATIONS PHARMACOPOLISTS

13 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

PROPOLIS TRIPOLIS ACROPOLIS IDEOPOLIS MENOPOLIS COSMOPOLIS METROPOLIS MICROPOLIS NECROPOLIS PENTAPOLIS TETRAPOLIS MEGALOPOLIS TECHNOPOLIS

17 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A APIOLS PILAOS
+E PILOSE POLEIS POLIES
+H POLISH
+O POLIOS
+S SPOILS
+T PILOTS PISTOL POSTIL SPOILT
+U PILOUS POILUS
+W PILOWS
+X OXLIPS OXSLIP

13 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-I LOPS POLS SLOP
-L PISO POIS
-O LIPS LISP SLIP
-P OILS SILO SOIL SOLI
-S LIPO

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 386 chance (0.26%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1556 chance (0.06%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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