PLATONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PLATONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATONIC?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATONIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATONIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
platonicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATONIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLATONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLATONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLATONIC
- All 8 letters of PLATONIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLATONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Close and affectionate but not romantic or sexual.
In daily speech a platonic friend is someone you love without any romance, a use drawn from the idea of pure, ideal love. With a capital letter, Platonic refers to the Greek philosopher Plato and his ideas.
How PLATONIC is used
Platonic is most often used for friendships without romance.
- They have a purely platonic friendship that has lasted for years.
- He insisted the relationship was platonic.
- The seminar covered the Platonic theory of ideal forms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLATONIC
2 longer words begin with PLATONIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATONIC
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Common questions about PLATONIC
- Is PLATONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATONIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATONIC worth?
- PLATONIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATONIC mean?
- Close and affectionate but not romantic or sexual.
- What letters can be added to PLATONIC?
- PLATONIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLATONIC:
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