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Is PLANKS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PLANKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PLANKS mean?

Planks is a form of PLANK.

  1. noun

    a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

  2. verb

    cover with planks

    “The streets were planked”

  3. noun

    an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

  4. verb

    set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

    “He planked the money on the table”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6

P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 12 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 PLANKS

PLANKS 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 PLANKS

The 43 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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