Is PLACEBOES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLACEBOES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLACEBOES mean?
Placeboes is a form of PLACEBO.
- noun
an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug
- noun
(Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + B (3) + O (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 PLACEBOES
PLACEBOES 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 PLACEBOES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- placebos14
- beclasp13
- placebo13
- escalope12
- opalesce12
- poseable12
- becaps12
- beleaps11
- escalop11
- posable11
- becap11
- beleap10
- bleeps10
- cables10
- celebs10
- clepes10
- cobles10
- copals10
- escape10
- peaces10
- places10
- plebes10
- scopae10
- beeps9
- bleep9
- blocs9
- cable9
- capes9
- capos9
- celeb9
- cepes9
- claps9
- clasp9
- clepe9
- clops9
- coble9
- copal9
- copes9
- copse9
- paces9
- peace9
- place9
- plebe9
- plebs9
- scalp9
- scape9
- scopa9
- scope9
- space9
- abeles8
- asleep8
- aslope8
- eclose8
- elapse8
- elopes8
- paleos8
- please8
- sapele8
- solace8
- baps8
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