PLATYPUSES

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What PLATYPUSES Means

PLATYPUSES is a form of PLATYPUS, which means:

noun: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PLATYPUSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 A1 T1 Y4 P3 U1 S1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In PLATYPUSES

585 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.

8 letter words (7)

APPULSES PASTEUPS PLATYPUS PULSATES SPATULES STAPPLES SUPPLEST

7 letter words (26)

APPLETS APPULSE EUSTASY LAPPETS LYSATES PAPULES PASTELS PASTEUP PETASUS PULSATE PUPATES PUSLEYS PUSSLEY PUTEALS SALUTES SAPPLES SPATULE SPULYES STAPLES STAPPLE SUPPLES TALUSES UPLEAPS UPLEAPT UPSTAYS UPSTEPS

6 letter words (94)

5 letter words (172)

APPEL APPLE APPLY APPUY APSES APTLY ASSET AYELP EASTS ESSAY EYASS LAPSE LASES LASSU LASTS LAYUP LEAPS LEAPT LEAST LEATS LEPTA LESTS LETUP LUSTS LUSTY LUTEA LUTES LYASE LYSES LYSSA LYTES PALES PALET PALPS PALSY PAPES PASES PASPY PASSE PASTE PASTS PASTY PATES PATLY PATSY PATUS PAULS PAUSE PEALS PEATS PEATY PELAS PELTA PELTS PEPLA PESTS PESTY PETAL PLAPS PLAST PLATE PLATS PLATY PLAYS PLEAS PLEAT PLUES PULAS PULES PULPS PULPY PULSE PUPAE PUPAL PUPAS PUSES PUSLE PYATS PYETS SALEP SALES SALET SALPS SALSE SALTS SALTY SALUE SAPPY SATES SAULS SAULT SAUTE SAUTS SAYST SEALS SEATS SEPAL SEPTA SEPTS SETAL SETUP SLAES SLAPS SLATE SLATS SLATY SLAYS SLEPT SLEYS SLUES SLUSE SLYPE SPAES SPALE SPALT SPATE SPATS SPAUL SPAYS SPEAL SPEAT SPELT SPETS SPLAT SPLAY SPUES SPULE SPUTA SPYAL STALE STAPS STAYS STEAL STELA STEPS STUPA STUPE STYES STYLE SUETS SUETY SUPES SYPES TAELS TALES TALUS TAPES TAPUS TASSE TAUPE TEALS TEPAL TEPAS TESLA TULES TULPA TUPLE TYPAL TYPES TYPPS UPLAY UPSET UPSEY YALES YAPPS YATES YAUPS YEAST YELPS YELTS YESTS YULES

4 letter words (168)

3 letter words (97)

ALE ALP ALS ALT ALU APE APP APT ASP ATE ATS AUE AYE AYS AYU EAS EAT EAU ELS ELT ESS EST ETA LAP LAS LAT LAY LEA LEP LES LET LEU LEY LYE PAL PAP PAS PAT PAY PEA PEL PEP PES PET PLU PLY PST PUL PUP PUS PUT PUY PYA PYE SAE SAL SAP SAT SAU SAY SEA SEL SET SEY SLY SPA SPY STY SUE SUP SUS SYE TAE TAP TAS TAU TAY TEA TEL TES TUP TYE UEY ULE UPS USE UTA UTE UTS YAE YAP YEA YEP YES YET YUP YUS

2 letter words (21)

AE AL AS AT AY EA EL ES ET LA PA PE ST TA TE UP US UT YA YE YU

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