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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. PLAGUE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 9 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
infestation, pestilence, pest, pestis, blight
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
PLAGUE scores 9 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×1, G×1, L×1, P×1, U×1
PLAGUE is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with P, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "PLAGUE — any epidemic disease with a high death rate" (9 Scrabble points).
PLAGUE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is PLAGUE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
PLAGUE (noun): an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague". Additional senses: any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God); a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"; any epidemic disease with a high death rate.
In standard Scrabble scoring, PLAGUE totals 9 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. PLAGUE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
PLAGUE is 6 letters long, begins with P, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram AEGLPU. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 6-letter entries, PLAGUE ranks by raw score (9 points). Anagram alternatives include UPGALE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, PLAGUE carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on P or E are common study angles; browse words starting with P and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
PLAGUE is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with P, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like PLAGUE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that PLAGUE contains A, E, G, L, P, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as p????e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside PLAGUE include AG, GU, PL — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: P, L, A, G, U, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble plague directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 9 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat PLAGUE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "PLAGUE — any epidemic disease with a high death rate" (9 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.