PLANKTONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PLANKTONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLANKTONIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLANKTONIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLANKTONIC
No single letter turns PLANKTONIC into another word.
How PLANKTONIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PLANKTONIC, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLANKTONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLANKTONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Living as plankton, drifting in water instead of swimming strongly or staying fixed.
Planktonic life is carried along by currents. Many sea animals spend only their larval stage in a planktonic form before settling down.
How PLANKTONIC is used
Used in marine biology and ecology.
- Planktonic larvae drift for weeks before settling on the reef.
- The lake had a rich planktonic community in spring.
- Scientists sampled planktonic algae from the surface layer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLANKTONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLANKTONIC
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Common questions about PLANKTONIC
- Is PLANKTONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLANKTONIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLANKTONIC worth?
- PLANKTONIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLANKTONIC mean?
- Living as plankton, drifting in water instead of swimming strongly or staying fixed.
- What letters can be added to PLANKTONIC?
- No single letter can be added to PLANKTONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PLANKTONIC:
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