PLAYOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PLAYOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLAYOFF?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLAYOFF is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLAYOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
playoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLAYOFF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLAYOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does PLAYOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
An extra game or contest held to settle a tie, or a series of games to decide a champion.
A playoff exists because the normal schedule left two sides level, or because the season ends with a knockout stage. Golf fans know it as the extra holes played after a tied final round.
How PLAYOFF is used
Playoff is used in sport for tie-breakers and end-of-season championship rounds.
- The two golfers went to a playoff on the eighteenth hole.
- Our team just missed a place in the playoff.
- Tickets for the playoff sold out in an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLAYOFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLAYOFF
1 longer words begin with PLAYOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in PLAYOFF
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Common questions about PLAYOFF
- Is PLAYOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLAYOFF, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLAYOFF worth?
- PLAYOFF is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLAYOFF mean?
- An extra game or contest held to settle a tie, or a series of games to decide a champion.
- What letters can be added to PLAYOFF?
- PLAYOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLAYOFF:
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