PLATEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PLATEN 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 PLATEN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATEN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
platensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLATEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does PLATEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
The flat plate in a printing press or typewriter that presses paper against the type, or the roller a typewriter holds paper against.
In an old letterpress, the platen was the heavy flat surface that pressed a sheet of paper down onto inked type to print the page, and the same word carried over to typewriters, where the platen became the rubber-covered roller that holds the paper steady as the keys strike it. Printers who worked platen presses by hand judged the strength of each impression by how the platen met the type. Even after most printing moved to digital methods, the word survived in the machine-tool world for the flat table that holds a workpiece steady.
How PLATEN is used
Mostly technical, used by printers, typists, and machinists rather than in general conversation.
- He rolled a fresh sheet of paper around the typewriter's platen.
- The old platen press needed both hands to pull the lever.
- A worn platen can leave faint or uneven print on the page.
- The machinist bolted the workpiece to the platen before cutting it.
- Ink built up along the edge of the platen after months of use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLATEN
The 6 tiles of PLATEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PLATEN
1 longer words begin with PLATEN.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATEN
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Common questions about PLATEN
- Is PLATEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATEN worth?
- PLATEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATEN mean?
- The flat plate in a printing press or typewriter that presses paper against the type, or the roller a typewriter holds paper against.
- What letters can be added to PLATEN?
- PLATEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLATEN:
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