PLANNING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PLANNING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLANNING?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLANNING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLANNING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
planningsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLANNING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLANNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLANNING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLANNING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The process of deciding in advance what to do and how to do it.
Good planning shows up in small things such as packing a bag the night before, and in big ones such as budgeting for a city. In British English, planning also means official control over how land and buildings are used.
How PLANNING is used
A very common noun in business, everyday life and local government.
- Careful planning made the trip run smoothly.
- The council refused planning permission for the tower.
- Wedding planning took them nearly a year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLANNING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLANNING
1 longer words begin with PLANNING.
Shorter words from the letters in PLANNING
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Common questions about PLANNING
- Is PLANNING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLANNING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLANNING worth?
- PLANNING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLANNING mean?
- The process of deciding in advance what to do and how to do it.
- What letters can be added to PLANNING?
- PLANNING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLANNING:
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