Is PLOUGHS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLOUGHS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLOUGHS mean?
Ploughs is a form of PLOUGH.
- noun
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- noun
a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
- verb
move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
“The ship plowed through the water”
- verb
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
“Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + S (1) = 13 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 PLOUGHS
PLOUGHS 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 PLOUGHS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- plough12
- ghouls10
- loughs10
- slough10
- ouphs10
- plush10
- pugh10
- ghoul9
- lough9
- sough9
- holp9
- hops9
- ouph9
- phos9
- posh9
- push9
- shop9
- soph9
- glops8
- gulps8
- plugs8
- gosh8
- gush8
- hogs8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- hop8
- hup8
- pho8
- poh8
- loups7
- glop7
- gulp7
- hols7
- lush7
- plug7
- pugs7
- shul7
- hog7
- hug7
- ugh7
- lops6
- loup6
- opus6
- plus6
- pols6
- puls6
- slop6
- soup6
- hos6
- ohs6
- pug6
- sho6
- soh6
- guls5
- logs5
- lugs5
- slog5
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