PLATAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PLATAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATAN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATAN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLATAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does PLATAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plane tree, especially one of the genus Platanus, known for its broad leaves and bark that peels off in patches.
The platan takes its name from the Greek platys, meaning broad, a reference to its wide leaves and spreading canopy, and English botanists once used platan more often than the shorter plane for the same tree. Its bark flakes away in large pale patches as the tree grows, leaving a mottled trunk that makes it easy to identify even from a distance. Long rows of platans are a common sight lining streets and boulevards across southern Europe.
How PLATAN is used
Found mainly in botanical writing and older descriptions of parks and avenues; plane tree is the more common everyday name.
- A row of platans shaded the whole length of the boulevard.
- The gardener pointed out the mottled bark of the old platan.
- Botanists classify the platan under the genus Platanus.
- Fallen platan leaves covered the square by late autumn.
- The platan can live for several centuries if left undisturbed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLATAN
The 6 tiles of PLATAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PLATAN
6 longer words begin with PLATAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATAN
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Common questions about PLATAN
- Is PLATAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATAN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATAN worth?
- PLATAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATAN mean?
- A plane tree, especially one of the genus Platanus, known for its broad leaves and bark that peels off in patches.
- What letters can be added to PLATAN?
- PLATAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLATAN:
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