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
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
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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