Is PLACODERMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLACODERMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLACODERMS mean?
Placoderms is a form of PLACODERM.
- noun
fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + O (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PLACODERMS
PLACODERMS 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 PLACODERMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- compadres16
- placoderm16
- compadre15
- compared15
- capsomer14
- clampers14
- compares14
- mesocarp14
- clamped14
- clomped14
- cramped14
- decamps14
- scamped14
- clamored13
- comrades13
- malposed13
- mercados13
- pedocals13
- premolds13
- scorepad13
- campers13
- clamper13
- compare13
- compels13
- copalms13
- pomaces13
- scamper13
- camped13
- comped13
- decamp13
- parclose12
- pleromas12
- rampoles12
- scleroma12
- caromed12
- clasped12
- comrade12
- dampers12
- mercado12
- peascod12
- pedocal12
- pomades12
- premold12
- psalmed12
- redcaps12
- sampled12
- scalped12
- scarped12
- scraped12
- camper12
- campos12
- clamps12
- clomps12
- compas12
- compel12
- copalm12
- cramps12
- pomace12
- earldoms11
- leopards11
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