Is PLACEBOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLACEBOS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLACEBOS mean?
Placebos 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
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + B (3) + O (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 PLACEBOS
PLACEBOS 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 PLACEBOS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- beclasp13
- placebo13
- becaps12
- escalop11
- posable11
- becap11
- cables10
- cobles10
- copals10
- places10
- scopae10
- blocs9
- cable9
- capes9
- capos9
- claps9
- clasp9
- clops9
- coble9
- copal9
- copes9
- copse9
- paces9
- place9
- plebs9
- scalp9
- scape9
- scopa9
- scope9
- space9
- aslope8
- paleos8
- solace8
- baps8
- bloc8
- bops8
- cabs8
- cape8
- capo8
- caps8
- ceps8
- clap8
- clop8
- cobs8
- cope8
- cops8
- pace8
- pacs8
- pecs8
- pleb8
- scab8
- scop8
- spec8
- ables7
- alecs7
- bales7
- beals7
- blase7
- bolas7
- boles7
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