PLEW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEW?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEW is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLEW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PLEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does PLEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A beaver pelt, in the North American fur trade.
Plew was the standard unit of value in that trade, so goods were priced in pelts rather than in coin. The word came from French and left English again when the trade ended.
How PLEW is used
Countable: a plew, two plews. Historical.
- A rifle cost so many plews and no money changed hands.
- The word plew came into English from French.
- Two plews of prime quality bought a season's supplies.
- Prices in the fur trade were quoted in plews.
- A plew was a unit of value as much as a skin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLEW
1 longer words begin with PLEW.
Words with PLEW inside
4 words contain PLEW in the middle. Words that start with PLEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEW
Common questions about PLEW
- Is PLEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEW, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEW worth?
- PLEW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEW mean?
- A beaver pelt, in the North American fur trade.
- What letters can be added to PLEW?
- PLEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PLEW:
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