Is PLACARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLACARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLACARDS mean?
Placards is a form of PLACARD.
- noun
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
“a poster advertised the coming attractions”
- verb
post in a public place
- verb
publicize or announce by placards
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 13 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 PLACARDS
PLACARDS 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 PLACARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- placard12
- carpals11
- carpal10
- pascal10
- carps9
- claps9
- clasp9
- craps9
- pacas9
- scalp9
- scarp9
- scrap9
- craals8
- lascar8
- rascal8
- sacral8
- scalar8
- cards8
- clads8
- pards8
- scald8
- caps8
- carp8
- clap8
- crap8
- paca8
- pacs8
- carls7
- craal7
- larps7
- palsa7
- paras7
- sacra7
- salpa7
- cads7
- card7
- clad7
- daps7
- pads7
- pard7
- scad7
- cap7
- pac7
- lards6
- salad6
- alps6
- arcs6
- cals6
- carl6
- cars6
- casa6
- lacs6
- laps6
- larp6
- pals6
- para6
- pars6
- raps6
- rasp6
- salp6
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