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PLICATURE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points

Yes for Scrabble. PLICATURE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.

p3l1i1c3a1t1u1r1e1
PlayablePLICATURE · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PLICATURE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.44
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful PLICATURE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PLICATURE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PLICATURE scores

Scrabble p3l1i1c3a1t1u1r1e1 13
Words with Friends p4l2i1c4a1t1u2r1e1 17

Face value of the 9 tiles in PLICATURE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
l14
i19
c12
a19
t16
u14
r16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLICATURE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PLICATURE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PLICATURE

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1 longer words begin with PLICATURE.

Shorter words from the letters in PLICATURE

particle12 peculiar12 pictural12 prelatic12 reticula10 caliper11 capture11 clipart11 culprit11 cuprite11 paretic11 peculia11 picrate11 picture11 piculet11 plectra11 plicate11 replica11 article9 auricle9 cultier9 curtail9 plaiter9 platier9 recital9 talcier9 trucial9 utricle9 uralite7 apercu10 caplet10 carpel10 carpet10 craple10 culpae10 curpel10 epical10 pacier10 parcel10 placer10

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Common questions about PLICATURE

Is PLICATURE valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLICATURE is not in it.
How many points is PLICATURE worth?
PLICATURE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PLICATURE?
PLICATURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PLICATURE:

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