Is PLACENTALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLACENTALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLACENTALS mean?
Placentals is a form of PLACENTAL.
- noun
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
- adjective
pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
“all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (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 PLACENTALS
PLACENTALS 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 PLACENTALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- placental13
- placentas13
- capelans12
- placates12
- placenta12
- scalepan12
- castellan11
- canapes11
- capelan11
- caplets11
- capstan11
- captans11
- catnaps11
- enclasp11
- palaces11
- placate11
- placets11
- scalpel11
- spancel11
- analects10
- callants10
- canellas10
- lacteals10
- patellas10
- platanes10
- pleasant10
- aspect10
- canape10
- caplet10
- captan10
- catnap10
- claspt10
- epacts10
- palace10
- pascal10
- pecans10
- places10
- placet10
- acetals9
- anapest9
- anlaces9
- callans9
- callant9
- callets9
- canella9
- cantals9
- cantles9
- catenas9
- centals9
- lactase9
- lacteal9
- lactean9
- lancets9
- paellas9
- palates9
- pallets9
- patella9
- peasant9
- planate9
- planets9
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