PLAGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLAGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLAGUE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLAGUE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLAGUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLAGUE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLAGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does PLAGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deadly contagious disease that spreads quickly through a population, or any sudden overwhelming infestation or affliction.
The word is attached above all to the bubonic plague that devastated Europe in the fourteenth century, but it also describes swarms of locusts, rats or other pests that overrun a place. Used loosely, a plague is any nuisance that seems to come in endless numbers. It also works as a verb meaning to trouble someone again and again, as when doubts plague a person. The word comes from Latin plaga, a blow or stroke.
How PLAGUE is used
Common in history, medicine and Biblical contexts, and figuratively for any persistent trouble.
- The plague swept through the port city in a single summer.
- A plague of locusts stripped the fields bare.
- Rats carried the plague from ship to shore.
- The building work brought a plague of noise and dust to the whole street.
- Doctors still watch for the plague in a few remote regions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLAGUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLAGUE
7 longer words begin with PLAGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in PLAGUE
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Common questions about PLAGUE
- Is PLAGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLAGUE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLAGUE worth?
- PLAGUE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLAGUE mean?
- A deadly contagious disease that spreads quickly through a population, or any sudden overwhelming infestation or affliction.
- What letters can be added to PLAGUE?
- PLAGUE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLAGUE:
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