PEOPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PEOPLE 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 PEOPLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEOPLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEOPLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEOPLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PEOPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What does PEOPLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Human beings considered as a group, or the members of a nation or community.
As the usual plural of person, people is among the most common nouns in English, and it takes a plural verb. It also has a separate sense meaning a nation or tribe, with its own plural form: the peoples of the world. The word goes back through French to Latin populus, the same root that gives us popular and population, and as a verb it means to fill a place with inhabitants.
How PEOPLE is used
Takes a plural verb in the sense of persons; the meaning "nation" can be counted (a people, two peoples).
- Many people waited outside the station in the rain.
- The people of the valley kept their own customs for centuries.
- She is good with people and remembers every name.
- Several peoples once lived along the river.
- My people came from the coast, and we still speak of it often.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEOPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEOPLE
7 longer words begin with PEOPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEOPLE
Common questions about PEOPLE
- Is PEOPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEOPLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEOPLE worth?
- PEOPLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEOPLE mean?
- Human beings considered as a group, or the members of a nation or community.
- What letters can be added to PEOPLE?
- PEOPLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PEOPLE:
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