Is PLANKINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLANKINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLANKINGS mean?
Plankings is a form of PLANKING.
- noun
planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- noun
(nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
- noun
the work of covering an area with planks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 16 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 PLANKINGS
PLANKINGS 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 PLANKINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- planking15
- spanking15
- napkins13
- ankling12
- lakings12
- slaking12
- snaking12
- napkin12
- planks12
- plinks12
- asking11
- gaskin11
- kiangs11
- laking11
- knaps11
- paiks11
- pikas11
- pinks11
- plank11
- plink11
- spank11
- lapsing10
- palings10
- pinangs10
- planing10
- sapling10
- ganks10
- ginks10
- kiang10
- kings10
- kips10
- knap10
- paik10
- paks10
- pika10
- pink10
- skip10
- paling9
- pinang9
- kails9
- kains9
- kilns9
- kinas9
- links9
- slank9
- slink9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- skag9
- kip9
- pak9
- lignans8
- linsang8
- inspan8
- lapins8
- pinnal8
- pinnas8
- plains8
- spinal8
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