PLOUGHLANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLOUGHLANDS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3l1o1u1g2h4l1a1n1d2s1
Depends on the listPLOUGHLANDS · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PLOUGHLANDS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.55%
Our own measure of how useful PLOUGHLANDS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOUGHLANDS
No single letter turns PLOUGHLANDS into another word.
How PLOUGHLANDS scores
Scrabble p3l1o1u1g2h4l1a1n1d2s1 18
Words with Friends p4l2o1u2g3h3l2a1n2d2s1 23
Face value of the 11 tiles in PLOUGHLANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOUGHLANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOUGHLANDS
ploughland17 hollands12 shogunal12 plugolas11 poundals11 upalongs11 gollands10 hangups13 holdups13 ploughs13 uphangs13 upholds13 hagdons12 phallus12 sandhog12 shallop12 dognaps11 goulash11 hanguls11 holland11 houdans11 lapdogs11 dallops10 gallops10 hulloas10 nullahs10 plugola10 pongals10 poundal10 shallon10 upalong10 uplands10 uploads10 golland9 pollans9 gallons8 gallous8 gollans8 lanugos8 souldan8
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Common questions about PLOUGHLANDS
- Is PLOUGHLANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOUGHLANDS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOUGHLANDS worth?
- PLOUGHLANDS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLOUGHLANDS?
- No single letter can be added to PLOUGHLANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PLOUGHLANDS:
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