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PLACE

PLACE is a valid 5-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does PLACE Mean?

Definitions are provided by the third-party Free Dictionary API, with Datamuse as a fallback when it has no entry. Nothing is sent to either service unless you request this lookup.

Letter by Letter

LetterplaceTotal
Scrabble311319
Words With Friends4214112

Word Game Intelligence

PLACE Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

2 vowels · 3 consonants

Vowels (A at #3, E at #5)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -D -R -S -T

Wordle Playability

S-Tier

Letter frequency score: 82/100

High frequency of popular Wordle letters makes PLACE a strong opening or solving probe.

Hive & Anagram Power

5 unique letters · 34 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Is PLACE a Wordle Word?

PLACE is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.

Anagrams of PLACE

One other word uses exactly these letters.

caple

Words Inside PLACE

34 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when PLACE won't fit on the board.

aleccalpcapeclaplaceleappacepalepealpelapleaacealealpapecapcelceplaclaplealeppacpalpeapecpelaealeaellapape

PLACE Appears In

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