Definition of polystyrene

"polystyrene" in the noun sense

1. polystyrene

a polymer of styrene a rigid transparent thermoplastic

"expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"

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polystyrene in Scrabble®

The word polystyrene is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters polystyrene:

POLYSTYRENE
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

elopers, enstyle, entropy, estrone, eyespot, leprosy, leptons, neotype, onestep, openers, openest, pelters, pentose, petrels, petrols, polyyne, postern, poteens, prenote, present, pronely, pronest, pyrones, relents, reopens, repents, replots, respelt, restyle, retypes, roselet, serpent, steeply, sternly, styrene, tensely, tersely, yelpers, yestern

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word polystyrene

POLYSTYRENE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In polystyrene

POLYSTYRENE
(207)
POLYSTYRENE
(180)
POLYSTYRENE
(138)
POLYSTYRENE
(120)
POLYYNE
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POLYYNE
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PRONELY
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POLYSTYRENE
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EYESPOT
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STYRENE
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POLYSTYRENE
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polystyrene in Words With Friends™

The word polystyrene is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters polystyrene:

POLYSTYRENE
(252)
POLYSTYRENE
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

elopers, enstyle, entropy, estrone, eyespot, leprosy, leptons, neotype, onestep, openers, openest, pelters, pentose, petrels, petrols, polyyne, postern, poteens, prenote, present, pronely, pronest, pyrones, relents, reopens, repents, replots, respelt, restyle, retypes, roselet, serpent, steeply, sternly, styrene, tensely, tersely, yelpers, yestern

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word polystyrene

POLYSTYRENE
(252)
POLYSTYRENE
(252)
POLYSTYRENE
(216)
POLYSTYRENE
(156)
POLYSTYRENE
(132)
POLYSTYRENE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In polystyrene

POLYSTYRENE
(252)
POLYSTYRENE
(252)
POLYSTYRENE
(216)
POLYSTYRENE
(156)
POLYSTYRENE
(132)
POLYYNE
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STEEPLY
(116 = 81 + 35)
POLYYNE
(113 = 78 + 35)
LEPROSY
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POLYYNE
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POLYYNE
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PRONELY
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LEPTONS
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POLYYNE
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OPENERS
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RESPELT
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OPENEST
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PRONELY
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EYESPOT
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POLYSTYRENE
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REPLOTS
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POTEENS
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Words within the letters of polystyrene

2 letter words in polystyrene (11 words)

8 letter words in polystyrene (7 words)

9 letter words in polystyrene (3 words)

11 letter words in polystyrene (1 word)

polystyrene + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence polystyrene

Words that start with polystyrene (2 words)

Words with polystyrene in them (1 word)

Words that end with polystyrene (1 word)

Word Growth involving polystyrene

Shorter words in polystyrene

en styrene

re styrene

sty styrene

Longer words containing polystyrene

polystyrenes