PLONK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PLONK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLONK?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLONK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLONK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLONK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does PLONK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Cheap or inferior wine.
Plonk became popular slang among British and Australian soldiers, who are widely thought to have altered the French vin blanc, meaning white wine, into a word that suited English mouths and English attitudes toward inexpensive wine. Today the word covers any wine considered ordinary or low in quality, whether white, red or otherwise, and it carries a light, joking tone rather than genuine insult. Plonk can also work as a verb, meaning to set something down heavily or carelessly, a separate but equally informal sense. Both uses stay firmly in casual speech rather than formal writing.
How PLONK is used
Informal British and Australian slang for cheap wine, common in relaxed conversation rather than formal writing.
- They brought a bottle of plonk to the picnic.
- Nobody minded that the party wine was just plonk.
- He joked that the restaurant's house wine was pure plonk.
- She swapped the good wine for a cheaper plonk to save money.
- A glass of plonk is fine for an evening in front of the television.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLONK
11 longer words begin with PLONK.
Shorter words from the letters in PLONK
Common questions about PLONK
- Is PLONK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLONK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLONK worth?
- PLONK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLONK mean?
- Cheap or inferior wine.
- What letters can be added to PLONK?
- PLONK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLONK:
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