PLOWBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PLOWBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOWBACK?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOWBACK is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOWBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plowbacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOWBACK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLOWBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOWBACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLOWBACK
- All 8 letters of PLOWBACK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLOWBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalNorth American
The reinvestment of a business's profits into the business instead of paying them out.
A company with a high plowback keeps its earnings to grow, leaving little for shareholders. Investors watch the ratio to judge a firm's appetite for expansion.
How PLOWBACK is used
Plowback is a business and finance term, spelled ploughback in British English.
- The firm's plowback funded two new factories.
- A heavy plowback meant no dividend that year.
- Analysts questioned the plowback rate of the start-up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOWBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLOWBACK
1 longer words begin with PLOWBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOWBACK
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Common questions about PLOWBACK
- Is PLOWBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOWBACK, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOWBACK worth?
- PLOWBACK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOWBACK mean?
- The reinvestment of a business's profits into the business instead of paying them out.
- What letters can be added to PLOWBACK?
- PLOWBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLOWBACK:
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