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PLIGHTS

7 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What PLIGHTS Means

PLIGHTS is a form of PLIGHT, which means:

  1. noun: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one“finds himself in a most awkward predicament”
  2. noun: a solemn pledge of fidelity
  3. verb: give to in marriage
  4. verb: promise solemnly and formally“I pledge that I will honor my wife”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PLIGHTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 I1 G2 H4 T1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 63 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In PLIGHTS

88 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.

6 letter words (6)

5 letter words (12)

4 letter words (34)

3 letter words (26)

2 letter words (10)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.