PLIOCENE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. PLIOCENE 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.
p3l1i1o1c3e1n1e1
PlayablePLIOCENE · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PLIOCENE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.88%
Our own measure of how useful PLIOCENE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLIOCENE
No single letter turns PLIOCENE into another word.
How PLIOCENE scores
Scrabble p3l1i1o1c3e1n1e1 12
Words with Friends p4l2i1o1c4e1n2e1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLIOCENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLIOCENE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PLIOCENE
pinocle11 pleonic11 cineole9 pencel10 pencil10 picene10 piecen10 police10 cineol8 enolic8 loipen8 penile8 pinole8 oleine6 cleep9 clepe9 clipe9 copen9 pence9 piece9 ponce9 cline7 clone7 colin7 elope7 incel7 incle7 locie7 loipe7 nicol7 niece7 oleic7 opine7 pelon7 penie7 pleon7 eloin5 leone5 olein5 cepe8
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Common questions about PLIOCENE
- Is PLIOCENE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLIOCENE is not in it.
- How many points is PLIOCENE worth?
- PLIOCENE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLIOCENE?
- No single letter can be added to PLIOCENE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLIOCENE:
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