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PLAITS

6 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What PLAITS Means

PLAITS is a form of PLAIT, which 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

PLAITS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 A1 I1 T1 S1.

Anagrams of PLAITS (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In PLAITS

119 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.

5 letter words (20)

4 letter words (47)

3 letter words (38)

2 letter words (14)

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