PLATEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLATEAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATEAU?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATEAU is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATEAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PLATEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What stands out about PLATEAU
- PLATEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLATEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
An area of fairly level high ground, or a state of little change after a period of growth or activity.
In geography a plateau is a raised flat landscape, such as a high tableland. The word is also used for figures and progress that rise and then stop changing. As a verb it describes reaching that steady level.
How PLATEAU is used
Plateau is used both in geography and for any level that stops rising.
- The village lies on a high plateau above the valley.
- Sales reached a plateau in the second year.
- Her training seemed to plateau after months of steady gains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLATEAU
4 longer words begin with PLATEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATEAU
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Common questions about PLATEAU
- Is PLATEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATEAU, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATEAU worth?
- PLATEAU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATEAU mean?
- An area of fairly level high ground, or a state of little change after a period of growth or activity.
- What letters can be added to PLATEAU?
- PLATEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PLATEAU:
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