PLUMBAGO is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PLUMBAGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLUMBAGO?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLUMBAGO is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLUMBAGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plumbagosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLUMBAGO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLUMBAGO, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLUMBAGO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLUMBAGO
- All 8 letters of PLUMBAGO are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLUMBAGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A flowering shrub or climber of warm regions, or an old name for graphite.
Gardeners grow plumbago for its clusters of pale blue flowers, which flourish in heat and bloom through summer. In industry the same word names graphite, once called black lead, used in pencils, lubricants and reactors.
How PLUMBAGO is used
Plumbago is used in gardening for the plant and in older technical writing for graphite.
- A blue plumbago climbed the garden wall.
- The plumbago needs a sheltered, sunny spot.
- Old pencils were made with plumbago.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLUMBAGO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLUMBAGO
1 longer words begin with PLUMBAGO.
Shorter words from the letters in PLUMBAGO
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Common questions about PLUMBAGO
- Is PLUMBAGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLUMBAGO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLUMBAGO worth?
- PLUMBAGO is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLUMBAGO mean?
- A flowering shrub or climber of warm regions, or an old name for graphite.
- What letters can be added to PLUMBAGO?
- PLUMBAGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLUMBAGO:
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