PLAZA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PLAZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLAZA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLAZA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLAZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plazasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLAZA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLAZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does PLAZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open public square in a town or city, often surrounded by buildings and used as a gathering place.
A plaza serves as a central open space where people meet, markets set up and public events take place, much like a town square. The word came into English from Spanish and is especially common in describing towns with a Spanish colonial history across the Americas. In modern usage it has also come to describe a paved shopping centre built around open walkways rather than a single public square. Both senses share the idea of an open space designed for people to gather and move through freely.
How PLAZA is used
Common in both everyday speech and formal writing, used for both traditional town squares and modern shopping developments.
- Locals gathered in the plaza every evening to talk and stroll.
- The cathedral stood at one end of the old plaza.
- A new shopping plaza opened on the edge of town.
- Musicians often perform in the plaza on weekends.
- The market fills the plaza with stalls every Saturday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLAZA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLAZA
1 longer words begin with PLAZA.
Shorter words from the letters in PLAZA
Common questions about PLAZA
- Is PLAZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLAZA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLAZA worth?
- PLAZA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLAZA mean?
- An open public square in a town or city, often surrounded by buildings and used as a gathering place.
- What letters can be added to PLAZA?
- PLAZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLAZA:
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