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PLUCKING

8 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What PLUCKING Means

PLUCKING is a form of PLUCK, which 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

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PLUCKING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 U1 C3 K5 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In PLUCKING

91 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.

7 letter words (3)

6 letter words (8)

5 letter words (15)

4 letter words (26)

3 letter words (29)

2 letter words (10)

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