SUPPLANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SUPPLANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUPPLANT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUPPLANT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUPPLANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
supplantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUPPLANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SUPPLANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPPLANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SUPPLANT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To take the place of something or someone, especially by force, skill or cunning.
Supplant often implies that the newcomer pushes out what was there before, as when a new technology replaces an older one. It can also describe a rival who displaces another from a position of favour.
How SUPPLANT is used
Supplant is formal and typically has a replacing technology or a rival as its subject.
- Email began to supplant letters in the office.
- The young player hoped to supplant the captain.
- New methods will eventually supplant the old ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUPPLANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUPPLANT
7 longer words begin with SUPPLANT.
Shorter words from the letters in SUPPLANT
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Common questions about SUPPLANT
- Is SUPPLANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPPLANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUPPLANT worth?
- SUPPLANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUPPLANT mean?
- To take the place of something or someone, especially by force, skill or cunning.
- What letters can be added to SUPPLANT?
- SUPPLANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SUPPLANT:
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