PLAYACT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PLAYACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLAYACT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLAYACT is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLAYACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
playactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLAYACT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLAYACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does PLAYACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pretend or behave in a make-believe or insincere way, as if acting a part.
Children playact when they stage imaginary scenes, but adults playact when they fake an emotion they do not feel. The word often hints that the performance is not convincing.
How PLAYACT is used
Can be intransitive or take an object; sometimes written as two words.
- The children playact a pirate raid in the garden.
- Do not playact with me; tell me what you really think.
- He would playact the injured hero whenever he wanted sympathy.
- They playact as shopkeepers on rainy afternoons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLAYACT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLAYACT
6 longer words begin with PLAYACT.
Shorter words from the letters in PLAYACT
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Common questions about PLAYACT
- Is PLAYACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLAYACT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLAYACT worth?
- PLAYACT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLAYACT mean?
- To pretend or behave in a make-believe or insincere way, as if acting a part.
- What letters can be added to PLAYACT?
- PLAYACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLAYACT:
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