PLIANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PLIANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLIANCY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLIANCY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLIANCY
No single letter turns PLIANCY into another word.
How PLIANCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLIANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does PLIANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The quality of being easily bent, or of readily yielding to influence.
Pliancy can describe the flexibility of a branch, a leather strap or a muscle. It may also describe a person who is easily led, which usually counts as a weakness.
How PLIANCY is used
Formal; used of materials and, figuratively, of character.
- The pliancy of the young willow made it ideal for baskets.
- Her pliancy in negotiations surprised the board.
- Warm hands improve the pliancy of the clay.
- He was criticised for the pliancy of his principles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLIANCY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLIANCY
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Common questions about PLIANCY
- Is PLIANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLIANCY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLIANCY worth?
- PLIANCY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLIANCY mean?
- The quality of being easily bent, or of readily yielding to influence.
- What letters can be added to PLIANCY?
- No single letter can be added to PLIANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLIANCY:
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