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PLAIT

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What PLAIT Means

  1. noun: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  2. noun: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  3. verb: make by braiding or interlacing“lace a tablecloth”
  4. verb: weave into plaits“plait hair”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PLAIT is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 A1 I1 T1.

Words Made From The Letters In PLAIT

38 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 (10)

3 letter words (18)

2 letter words (10)

Longer Words Containing PLAIT

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

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