PLOTTING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PLOTTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOTTING?
| 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 PLOTTING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOTTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plottingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOTTING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLOTTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOTTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLOTTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of making secret plans, or of marking points and lines on a chart or graph.
Plotting can be sinister, as in conspirators whispering, or purely practical, as in a navigator marking a route on a chart. Novelists also use it for the work of shaping a story line.
How PLOTTING is used
Used in navigation, mathematics, fiction writing and talk of intrigue.
- Plotting a course across the bay took the crew an hour.
- The courtiers spent the winter plotting against the queen.
- Careful plotting of the data revealed a clear trend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOTTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLOTTING
2 longer words begin with PLOTTING.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOTTING
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Common questions about PLOTTING
- Is PLOTTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOTTING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOTTING worth?
- PLOTTING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOTTING mean?
- The act of making secret plans, or of marking points and lines on a chart or graph.
- What letters can be added to PLOTTING?
- PLOTTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLOTTING:
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