PLEUSTON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PLEUSTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEUSTON?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEUSTON is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEUSTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pleustonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLEUSTON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLEUSTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLEUSTON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLEUSTON
- All 8 letters of PLEUSTON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLEUSTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The community of organisms that live at the surface film of a body of water.
Pleuston includes floating plants and tiny animals that rest on top of the water instead of beneath it. Ecologists separate it from plankton, which drifts below the surface.
How PLEUSTON is used
An ecology term used for surface-dwelling organisms.
- The pond's pleuston included duckweed and water striders.
- Researchers sampled the pleuston with a fine net.
- Wind can push the pleuston into one corner of the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEUSTON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLEUSTON
2 longer words begin with PLEUSTON.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEUSTON
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Common questions about PLEUSTON
- Is PLEUSTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEUSTON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEUSTON worth?
- PLEUSTON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEUSTON mean?
- The community of organisms that live at the surface film of a body of water.
- What letters can be added to PLEUSTON?
- PLEUSTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLEUSTON:
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