Is MARKETPLACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MARKETPLACES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MARKETPLACES mean?
Marketplaces is a form of MARKETPLACE.
- noun
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
“without competition there would be no market”
- noun
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 22
- Words With Friends
- 26
- Letters
- 12
M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + E (1) + T (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 22 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 MARKETPLACES
MARKETPLACES 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 MARKETPLACES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- marketplace21
- makerspace20
- pacemakers20
- platemakers19
- capmakers19
- pacemaker19
- lacemakers18
- platemaker18
- capmaker18
- lacemaker17
- mackerels17
- campestral16
- amtracks16
- mackerel16
- plackets16
- premakes16
- caretakes15
- lapstrake15
- lapstreak15
- meatspace15
- parakeets15
- placemats15
- retackles15
- teamakers15
- telemarks15
- amtrack15
- kalpacs15
- mackles15
- packers15
- packets15
- peckers15
- placket15
- premake15
- repacks15
- smacker15
- spackle15
- speckle15
- paracletes14
- asparkle14
- caretake14
- clampers14
- emplaces14
- meerkats14
- parakeet14
- partakes14
- placemat14
- retackle14
- sparklet14
- tacklers14
- teacakes14
- teamaker14
- telemark14
- kalpac14
- mackle14
- packer14
- packet14
- pecker14
- placks14
- repack14
- macerates13
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