Is POLYTHENE a word?
POLYTHENE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, POLYTHENE is a valid word.
What does polythene mean?
noun: a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
POLYTHENE: word details
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of polythene
Shorter words inside polythene
Words you can make from the letters of polythene.
Solve a whole rack, not just POLYTHENE
POLYTHENE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does POLYTHENE mean?
POLYTHENE is a noun. It means: a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation.
Is POLYTHENE a valid word?
Yes, POLYTHENE is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.