Is EMPLACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EMPLACES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EMPLACES mean?
Emplaces is a form of EMPLACE.
- verb
provide a new emplacement for guns
- verb
put into place or position
“the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for EMPLACES
EMPLACES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from EMPLACES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- emplace13
- clamps12
- empales11
- camps11
- clamp11
- scamp11
- camels10
- clepes10
- empale10
- escape10
- macles10
- maples10
- mescal10
- peaces10
- places10
- sample10
- semple10
- camp10
- acmes9
- ample9
- calms9
- camel9
- cames9
- capes9
- cepes9
- clams9
- claps9
- clasp9
- clepe9
- lamps9
- maces9
- macle9
- maple9
- paces9
- palms9
- peace9
- place9
- plasm9
- psalm9
- scalp9
- scape9
- space9
- asleep8
- elapse8
- measle8
- please8
- sapele8
- acme8
- amps8
- calm8
- came8
- cams8
- cape8
- caps8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- clam8
- clap8
- lamp8
- mace8
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