PLOD is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PLOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOD?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOD is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PLOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,317.
What does PLOD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To walk slowly and heavily, especially from tiredness or over difficult ground.
Someone who plods moves with a weary, steady tread rather than a light or hurried step. The word also extends to work done in a slow, dogged, unglamorous fashion, as when a writer plods through a long report.
How PLOD is used
Often paired with along or through, as in plod along or plod through a task.
- Tired hikers plod up the final steep hill.
- The old dog plods behind its owner every morning.
- Workers plodded through the muddy field after the storm.
- She plods along at the same pace no matter the weather.
- He plodded home after a long, exhausting shift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLOD
13 longer words begin with PLOD.
Words ending in PLOD
1 words end in PLOD. Useful as a back hook: play PLOD onto a word already on the board.
Words with PLOD inside
Showing 24 of 33 words that contain PLOD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PLOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOD
Common questions about PLOD
- Is PLOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOD worth?
- PLOD is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOD mean?
- To walk slowly and heavily, especially from tiredness or over difficult ground.
- What letters can be added to PLOD?
- PLOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PLOD:
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