PLATEMAKING is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PLATEMAKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATEMAKING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATEMAKING is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATEMAKING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
platemakingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATEMAKING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PLATEMAKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLATEMAKING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLATEMAKING mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
The process of making the metal or plastic plates used in printing.
Platemaking comes before the press runs in offset printing, because the image has to be put on the plate first. Modern shops do platemaking directly from computer files.
How PLATEMAKING is used
Technical; used in the printing trade.
- Platemaking used to take hours in the old print shop.
- The firm moved its platemaking to a digital system.
- A flaw in platemaking shows up on every page printed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATEMAKING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLATEMAKING
1 longer words begin with PLATEMAKING.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATEMAKING
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Common questions about PLATEMAKING
- Is PLATEMAKING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATEMAKING, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATEMAKING worth?
- PLATEMAKING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATEMAKING mean?
- The process of making the metal or plastic plates used in printing.
- What letters can be added to PLATEMAKING?
- PLATEMAKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PLATEMAKING:
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