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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
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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