PLACK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PLACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLACK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLACK is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
placksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does PLACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalScots
A small, low-value coin formerly used in Scotland, worth a fraction of a shilling.
The plack was struck in base metal rather than silver and circulated in Scotland from the fifteenth century onward, valued at a mere fraction of larger coins of the time. Because it was worth so little, the plack became a byword for a trivial sum, giving rise to sayings about something not being worth a plack. The coin went through several changes in value and metal content before falling out of use, and collectors now study surviving placks mainly for their historical interest. The word survives today chiefly in old Scottish expressions rather than in everyday currency.
How PLACK is used
A historical Scottish coin, now met mainly in old sayings and accounts of Scottish currency.
- The old saying claimed the deal was not worth a plack.
- A worn plack turned up among the coins in the collection.
- The museum displayed a plack alongside other medieval Scottish coins.
- Historians traced how the plack lost value over two centuries.
- The merchant counted out several placks for the small purchase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLACK
4 longer words begin with PLACK.
Shorter words from the letters in PLACK
Common questions about PLACK
- Is PLACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLACK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLACK worth?
- PLACK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLACK mean?
- A small, low-value coin formerly used in Scotland, worth a fraction of a shilling.
- What letters can be added to PLACK?
- PLACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLACK:
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