PLANCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PLANCH 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 PLANCH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLANCH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLANCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plancheChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PLANCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLANCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about PLANCH
- PLANCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLANCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicregional
A plank or board of wood, or a floor built from such boards.
The word comes from older English and survives mainly in regional speech and in historical texts. It is closely tied to the more familiar plank, and the same root gave the verb meaning to cover or floor with boards. A later technical use names a flat slab or tile that holds work in place while it is fired. Modern readers will seldom meet planch outside dictionaries and old records.
How PLANCH is used
Rare and regional; found in historical writing and word lists.
- The cottage had a rough planch laid across the beams.
- He stepped onto the planch and tested it with his boot.
- An old planch served as a bridge over the ditch.
- The record lists a planch bought for the new loft.
- She polished the planch until the grain showed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLANCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLANCH
8 longer words begin with PLANCH.
Shorter words from the letters in PLANCH
Common questions about PLANCH
- Is PLANCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLANCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLANCH worth?
- PLANCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLANCH mean?
- A plank or board of wood, or a floor built from such boards.
- What letters can be added to PLANCH?
- PLANCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLANCH:
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