PLUMBERY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PLUMBERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLUMBERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLUMBERY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLUMBERY
No single letter turns PLUMBERY into another word.
How PLUMBERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLUMBERY, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLUMBERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLUMBERY
- All 8 letters of PLUMBERY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLUMBERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The trade or workshop of a plumber, or the work done in lead and pipes.
In older English plumbery covered lead roofing and piping as well as the shop where it was made. Modern speakers say plumbing for the trade and the pipes.
How PLUMBERY is used
Dated or historical; replaced by plumbing in current English.
- The old plumbery stood behind the church, smelling of hot lead.
- He learned plumbery from his father.
- The town records mention a plumbery on the high street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLUMBERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PLUMBERY
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Common questions about PLUMBERY
- Is PLUMBERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLUMBERY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLUMBERY worth?
- PLUMBERY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLUMBERY mean?
- The trade or workshop of a plumber, or the work done in lead and pipes.
- What letters can be added to PLUMBERY?
- No single letter can be added to PLUMBERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLUMBERY:
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