polychrome
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- Scrabble points
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 10
Definition of polychrome
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Using multiple or many colours.
“A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Using multiple or many colours.
“A polychrome two-handled jar with red and white streaks on a dark ground.”
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(not-comparable)Executed in the manner of polychromy.
“polychrome printing”
noun
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(countable)A piece of multicolored pottery.
“Maya influence is particularly noticeable in the decorative elements depicted on Ulua polychromes and the development of complex syntactic rules governing the organization of decorative motifs into an integrated stylistic design.”
- (uncountable)esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions)
verb
- To paint or dye with multiple colours.
- To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From poly- + -chrome.
Words you can make from polychrome
200+ playable · top: COPOLYMER (18 pts)
Best play copolymer 18 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
27 words- CHROMY 16 pts
- CYPHER 16 pts
- COMPLY 15 pts
- HOMELY 14 pts
- OCHERY 14 pts
- PHOOEY 14 pts
- CHROME 13 pts
- CHROMO 13 pts
- COMELY 13 pts
- EMPLOY 13 pts
- MOLOCH 13 pts
- MOPERY 13 pts
- MORPHO 13 pts
- PHLOEM 13 pts
- RECOPY 13 pts
- COMPEL 12 pts
- CHOLER 11 pts
- HOOPER 11 pts
- MOOLEY 11 pts
- POORLY 11 pts
- COELOM 10 pts
- COOPER 10 pts
- CORMEL 10 pts
- POMELO 10 pts
- COOLER 8 pts
- LOOPER 8 pts
- POOLER 8 pts
5-letter words
67 words- CHYME 15 pts
- HEMPY 15 pts
- LYMPH 15 pts
- CHOMP 14 pts
- CHYLE 13 pts
- HOMEY 13 pts
- HYPER 13 pts
- OCHRY 13 pts
- PHYLE 13 pts
- RHYME 13 pts
- CHEMO 12 pts
- CREPY 12 pts
- CYMOL 12 pts
- EPOCH 12 pts
- MERCH 12 pts
- MERCY 12 pts
- MOOCH 12 pts
- MOPEY 12 pts
- MORPH 12 pts
- MYOPE 12 pts
- OOMPH 12 pts
- PERCH 12 pts
- POOCH 12 pts
- PORCH 12 pts
- CLOMP 11 pts
- COMPO 11 pts
- HOLEY 11 pts
- HOOEY 11 pts
- HOOLY 11 pts
- HOYLE 11 pts
- CHOLO 10 pts
- CHORE 10 pts
- COHOE 10 pts
- COOEY 10 pts
- COOLY 10 pts
- COYER 10 pts
- EPHOR 10 pts
- HOLME 10 pts
- HOMER 10 pts
- HOPER 10 pts
- LOCHE 10 pts
- LOOPY 10 pts
- MOHEL 10 pts
- MOORY 10 pts
- OCHER 10 pts
- OCHRE 10 pts
- PLOYE 10 pts
- PLYER 10 pts
- REPLY 10 pts
- ROOMY 10 pts
- ROPEY 10 pts
- CELOM 9 pts
- COMER 9 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- MOPER 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- PROMO 9 pts
- LOOEY 8 pts
- CEORL 7 pts
- COLOR 7 pts
- COOER 7 pts
- LOPER 7 pts
- MOREL 7 pts
- ORLOP 7 pts
- POLER 7 pts
- PROLE 7 pts
- ROMEO 7 pts
4-letter words
97 words- HOMY 12 pts
- HYPE 12 pts
- HYPO 12 pts
- LYCH 12 pts
- YECH 12 pts
- CHEM 11 pts
- CHOP 11 pts
- COPY 11 pts
- CYME 11 pts
- HEMP 11 pts
- MECH 11 pts
- MOPY 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- COMP 10 pts
- HOLY 10 pts
- CLOY 9 pts
- COHO 9 pts
- COLY 9 pts
- CORY 9 pts
- ECHO 9 pts
- ELMY 9 pts
- HELM 9 pts
- HELP 9 pts
- HERM 9 pts
- HOLM 9 pts
- HOLP 9 pts
- HOME 9 pts
- HOMO 9 pts
- HOOP 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- LOCH 9 pts
- MOHO 9 pts
- MOLY 9 pts
- OCHE 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PLOY 9 pts
- POLY 9 pts
- POOH 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- PYRO 9 pts
- ROPY 9 pts
- YELP 9 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- COME 8 pts
- COOP 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- CORM 8 pts
- CROP 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- MOPE 8 pts
- PERC 8 pts
- PERM 8 pts
- POCO 8 pts
- POEM 8 pts
- POME 8 pts
- POMO 8 pts
- PROM 8 pts
- ROMP 8 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLO 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COOL 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- LOCO 6 pts
- LOOM 6 pts
- LOOP 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- MERL 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- MOOL 6 pts
- MOOR 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- OMER 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- POLO 6 pts
- POOL 6 pts
- POOR 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROOM 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- OLEO 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
Hooks
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