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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

12

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

6

Letters

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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