PLACENTA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PLACENTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLACENTA?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLACENTA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLACENTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLACENTA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLACENTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLACENTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLACENTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The organ in the womb that feeds and supports an unborn baby through the umbilical cord.
The placenta grows during pregnancy and is expelled after the birth. In botany the same word names the part of a flower's ovary wall to which the ovules are attached.
How PLACENTA is used
Placenta is a medical and biological term with a separate botanical use.
- The placenta passes oxygen and nutrients to the growing baby.
- The doctor checked that the placenta had come away fully.
- In the diagram of the flower, the placenta is marked inside the ovary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLACENTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLACENTA
7 longer words begin with PLACENTA.
Shorter words from the letters in PLACENTA
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Common questions about PLACENTA
- Is PLACENTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLACENTA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLACENTA worth?
- PLACENTA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLACENTA mean?
- The organ in the womb that feeds and supports an unborn baby through the umbilical cord.
- What letters can be added to PLACENTA?
- PLACENTA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLACENTA:
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