PLOUGHBOY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLOUGHBOY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PLOUGHBOY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOUGHBOY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOUGHBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ploughboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOUGHBOY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PLOUGHBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOUGHBOY has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PLOUGHBOY
1 longer words begin with PLOUGHBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOUGHBOY
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Common questions about PLOUGHBOY
- Is PLOUGHBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLOUGHBOY is not in it.
- How many points is PLOUGHBOY worth?
- PLOUGHBOY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLOUGHBOY?
- PLOUGHBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PLOUGHBOY:
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