PLATT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLATT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PLATT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATT
No single letter turns PLATT into another word.
How PLATT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLATT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 69,711.
What does PLATT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotshistorical
Describing a staircase built with straight flights and landings, rather than a winding spiral one.
Platt appears in the older Scots phrase scale and platt, contrasting a straight staircase with landings against a spiral or turnpike stair common in older buildings. Writing about historic Scottish houses uses the term when describing how a staircase was designed.
How PLATT is used
Found in older architectural and historical writing about Scottish buildings.
- The old hall was rebuilt with a platt staircase instead of its original spiral.
- Records describe the tower's scale and platt design in detail.
- A platt stair made moving furniture far easier than the old turnpike had.
- The plans favoured a platt layout for the new wing.
- Visitors admired the wide landings of the platt staircase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLATT
10 longer words begin with PLATT.
Words with PLATT inside
9 words contain PLATT in the middle. Words that start with PLATT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATT
Common questions about PLATT
- Is PLATT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLATT is not in it.
- How many points is PLATT worth?
- PLATT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATT mean?
- Describing a staircase built with straight flights and landings, rather than a winding spiral one.
- What letters can be added to PLATT?
- No single letter can be added to PLATT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLATT:
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