PLACEBO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PLACEBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLACEBO?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLACEBO is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLACEBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
placebosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLACEBO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLACEBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does PLACEBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A harmless substance given as medicine that has no real therapeutic effect.
In clinical trials a placebo lets researchers compare a real drug against an inert pill, since patients sometimes improve simply because they expect to. The placebo effect is the name for that improvement.
How PLACEBO is used
Common in medicine and science, and figuratively for any comforting measure with no real substance.
- Half of the volunteers received a placebo instead of the drug.
- The new rule was a political placebo, soothing but empty.
- Even a sugar-pill placebo can ease some kinds of pain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLACEBO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLACEBO
2 longer words begin with PLACEBO.
Shorter words from the letters in PLACEBO
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Common questions about PLACEBO
- Is PLACEBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLACEBO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLACEBO worth?
- PLACEBO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLACEBO mean?
- A harmless substance given as medicine that has no real therapeutic effect.
- What letters can be added to PLACEBO?
- PLACEBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLACEBO:
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