POLYSEMY — 8 letter word
polysemy
The word polysemy has 8 letters: P, O, L, Y, S, E, M, Y. It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used, in different contexts, to express two or more different meanings".
8 letter word "polysemy": P O L Y S E M Y — noun
Scrabble score: 18 Words With Friends: 19
Letter Analysis of polysemy
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| Y | 2 | Consonant | 4 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
2 vowels, 6 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of polysemy
noun
- the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used, in different contexts, to express two or more different meanings "The word's polysemy caused them to use the thesaurus for other terms." Synonyms: lexical ambiguity