PLACID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PLACID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLACID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLACID is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLACID
No single letter turns PLACID into another word.
How PLACID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLACID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does PLACID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Calm and peaceful, not easily disturbed or excited.
Placid describes a person, animal or stretch of water that stays untroubled even when things around it move. A placid cow lets children pat her, and a placid lake shows no ripple. It comes from a Latin word meaning pleasing, and today it often suggests a gentle, slightly sleepy contentment rather than strong feeling.
How PLACID is used
Common in descriptive and literary writing.
- The placid lake reflected the hills.
- She had a placid temper and rarely raised her voice.
- A placid old horse carried the beginners around the field.
- Life in the village was placid and unhurried.
- He remained placid while everyone else argued.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLACID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLACID
7 longer words begin with PLACID.
Shorter words from the letters in PLACID
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Common questions about PLACID
- Is PLACID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLACID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLACID worth?
- PLACID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLACID mean?
- Calm and peaceful, not easily disturbed or excited.
- What letters can be added to PLACID?
- No single letter can be added to PLACID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLACID:
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