Is PLAUSIBLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLAUSIBLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLAUSIBLY mean?
- adverb
easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
“he talked plausibly before the committee”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + U (1) + S (1) + I (1) + B (3) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 PLAUSIBLY
PLAUSIBLY 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 PLAUSIBLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pliably14
- syllabi12
- ballsy11
- bialys11
- busily11
- layups11
- psylla11
- suably11
- usably11
- upby11
- pibals10
- bally10
- bialy10
- billy10
- bully10
- layup10
- pally10
- palsy10
- plays10
- sibyl10
- splay10
- yaups10
- blips9
- pibal9
- pubis9
- ably9
- abys9
- bays9
- busy9
- buys9
- paly9
- pays9
- pily9
- play9
- pyas9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yaup9
- yips9
- yups9
- pilaus8
- sally8
- silly8
- slily8
- sully8
- yills8
- baps8
- blip8
- pubs8
- aby8
- bay8
- buy8
- bys8
- pay8
- ply8
- pya8
- spy8
- yap8
- yip8
- yup8
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