PLEDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PLEDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEDGE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEDGE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEDGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLEDGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLEDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does PLEDGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A solemn promise to do or give something, or an object handed over as security that a promise will be kept.
A pledge may be a public vow, such as a politician's election pledge, or a pledge of money made to a charity. In an older sense, a pledge is something left with a lender, like a watch given to a pawnbroker, which is reclaimed when the debt is paid. The word also works as a verb, and a toast to someone's health was once called a pledge as well.
How PLEDGE is used
Common in political, financial and charitable contexts; also a verb.
- The mayor made a pledge to repair every school roof.
- Each donor signed a pledge before the evening ended.
- He left his ring with the lender as a pledge.
- They took the pledge never to give up the search.
- The new government kept its pledge on taxes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEDGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLEDGE
11 longer words begin with PLEDGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEDGE
Common questions about PLEDGE
- Is PLEDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEDGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEDGE worth?
- PLEDGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEDGE mean?
- A solemn promise to do or give something, or an object handed over as security that a promise will be kept.
- What letters can be added to PLEDGE?
- PLEDGE takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLEDGE:
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