PLANKTON is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PLANKTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLANKTON?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLANKTON is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLANKTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
planktonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLANKTON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLANKTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLANKTON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLANKTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
Tiny living things that float in seas and lakes, carried along by the current instead of swimming against it.
Plankton forms the base of most aquatic food chains, feeding creatures from shrimp to whales. Some of it is plant-like and makes oxygen, so a bloom of plankton can even change the colour of the sea.
How PLANKTON is used
Plankton is used in science, fishing and environmental writing.
- Baleen whales strain plankton from the cold water.
- A bloom of plankton turned the bay green.
- Warming seas may reduce the plankton that fish depend on.
- The research ship dragged a fine net to sample plankton.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLANKTON and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLANKTON
2 longer words begin with PLANKTON.
Shorter words from the letters in PLANKTON
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Common questions about PLANKTON
- Is PLANKTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLANKTON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLANKTON worth?
- PLANKTON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLANKTON mean?
- Tiny living things that float in seas and lakes, carried along by the current instead of swimming against it.
- What letters can be added to PLANKTON?
- PLANKTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLANKTON:
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