MARKETPLACE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. MARKETPLACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARKETPLACE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARKETPLACE is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARKETPLACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
marketplacesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MARKETPLACE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MARKETPLACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MARKETPLACE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MARKETPLACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open area in a town where stalls are set up to sell goods, or the commercial world of buying and selling in general.
In its first sense the marketplace is a real square full of traders and shoppers. Businesses also use the word for the whole competitive arena, including online platforms where sellers meet buyers.
How MARKETPLACE is used
Used both literally for a trading square and figuratively for business competition.
- Farmers carried their cheese to the marketplace every Saturday.
- The new phone faces fierce competition in a crowded marketplace.
- In the marketplace of ideas, the best argument should win.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARKETPLACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MARKETPLACE
1 longer words begin with MARKETPLACE.
Shorter words from the letters in MARKETPLACE
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Common questions about MARKETPLACE
- Is MARKETPLACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARKETPLACE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARKETPLACE worth?
- MARKETPLACE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARKETPLACE mean?
- An open area in a town where stalls are set up to sell goods, or the commercial world of buying and selling in general.
- What letters can be added to MARKETPLACE?
- MARKETPLACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MARKETPLACE:
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