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PLUCK

5 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What PLUCK Means

  1. verb: pull or pull out sharply“pluck the flowers off the bush”
  2. verb: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity
  3. noun: the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury
  4. noun: the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PLUCK is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 U1 C3 K5.

Words Made From The Letters In PLUCK

7 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (3)

3 letter words (3)

2 letter words (1)

Longer Words Containing PLUCK

PLUCK appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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