PLAID is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PLAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLAID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLAID is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLAID
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLAID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does PLAID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pattern of coloured bands crossing at right angles on woven cloth, most closely associated with Scottish tartan, or a length of such cloth worn as a garment.
Highland dress originally used the word plaid for the long piece of tartan cloth wrapped around the body and pinned at the shoulder, a garment separate from the specific tartan patterns tied to individual clans. Modern English has broadened plaid to cover almost any crossed-stripe pattern woven or printed onto fabric, so a plaid shirt need not belong to any particular Scottish clan at all. Designers and retailers now use plaid loosely for checked patterns of many colours and scales, from heavy winter coats to lightweight summer shirts. The pattern's popularity outside Scotland grew enormously through nineteenth-century fashion and later through casual American clothing, where plaid became a familiar everyday print.
How PLAID is used
Common in everyday and fashion writing for a crossed-stripe checked pattern, and, more specifically, for a piece of tartan cloth in Scottish dress.
- He wore a red and black plaid shirt to the cabin.
- The blanket had a soft plaid pattern in autumn colours.
- She pinned the plaid over her shoulder in the traditional style.
- The designer chose a bold plaid for the new winter collection.
- A plaid scarf hung by the door for cold mornings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLAID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLAID
6 longer words begin with PLAID.
Words ending in PLAID
2 words end in PLAID. Useful as a back hook: play PLAID onto a word already on the board.
Words with PLAID inside
2 words contain PLAID in the middle. Words that start with PLAID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLAID
Common questions about PLAID
- Is PLAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLAID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLAID worth?
- PLAID is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLAID mean?
- A pattern of coloured bands crossing at right angles on woven cloth, most closely associated with Scottish tartan, or a length of such cloth worn as a garment.
- What letters can be added to PLAID?
- PLAID takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLAID:
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