PLUMB is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PLUMB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLUMB?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLUMB is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLUMB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plumbsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLUMB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLUMB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does PLUMB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small weight, usually of lead, attached to a line and used to determine an exact vertical direction or to measure the depth of water.
A plumb hangs freely on its line, and because gravity pulls it straight down, builders and surveyors use it to check whether a wall, doorframe or post stands perfectly vertical, a state described as being in plumb. Sailors once lowered a similar weighted line to measure the depth of water beneath a ship, a practice that gave English the phrase to plumb the depths. The same root produced the adjective plumb, meaning exactly vertical or, informally, complete and utter, as in plumb crazy. It also gave the verb plumb, meaning to install or work on water pipes, which is the origin of the modern word plumber.
How PLUMB is used
Used in building and surveying for the weighted line itself, and figuratively in phrases such as plumb the depths or out of plumb.
- The carpenter checked the doorframe with a plumb.
- The wall was found to be several degrees out of plumb.
- Sailors lowered a plumb to measure the depth of the channel.
- She used a simple plumb made from string and a nut.
- The old plumb still hung from a nail in the workshop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLUMB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLUMB
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with PLUMB.
Words ending in PLUMB
2 words end in PLUMB. Useful as a back hook: play PLUMB onto a word already on the board.
Words with PLUMB inside
6 words contain PLUMB in the middle. Words that start with PLUMB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLUMB
Common questions about PLUMB
- Is PLUMB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLUMB, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLUMB worth?
- PLUMB is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLUMB mean?
- A small weight, usually of lead, attached to a line and used to determine an exact vertical direction or to measure the depth of water.
- What letters can be added to PLUMB?
- PLUMB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLUMB:
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