GANGPLANK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GANGPLANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANGPLANK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANGPLANK is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANGPLANK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gangplanksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANGPLANK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GANGPLANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANGPLANK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANGPLANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A narrow movable board or ramp that people walk along to get on or off a ship at the quay.
The gangplank is the usual image of boarding or leaving a vessel, often with wooden cleats to stop feet slipping. In pirate stories it becomes the plank that prisoners are forced to walk. Raising it signals that a ship is ready to leave.
How GANGPLANK is used
Used on docks and in stories about ships.
- The passengers lined up to cross the gangplank.
- A sailor pulled the gangplank back onto the deck.
- He stepped carefully along the wet gangplank with his bag.
- The gangplank creaked under the weight of the crates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANGPLANK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANGPLANK
1 longer words begin with GANGPLANK.
Shorter words from the letters in GANGPLANK
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Common questions about GANGPLANK
- Is GANGPLANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANGPLANK, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANGPLANK worth?
- GANGPLANK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANGPLANK mean?
- A narrow movable board or ramp that people walk along to get on or off a ship at the quay.
- What letters can be added to GANGPLANK?
- GANGPLANK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GANGPLANK:
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