PLATY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PLATY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
platysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLATY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about PLATY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLATY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, brightly coloured live-bearing freshwater fish, native to Central America, that is popular in home aquariums.
The platy is one of the most common fish kept by aquarium hobbyists, valued for its hardiness, its bright range of colours and the ease with which it breeds in a home tank. Like its relatives the guppy and the swordtail, the platy gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs, which makes it a favourite for beginners who want to watch fish reproduce without special equipment. Wild platies come from rivers and streams in Mexico and Central America, though almost all fish sold today have been bred in captivity for generations. Aquarium shops sell dozens of colour varieties, all developed from the same handful of original species.
How PLATY is used
Used mainly in writing and talk about aquarium fishkeeping.
- She added three platy fish to the community tank.
- The platy bred easily and soon filled the tank with young.
- He chose a bright orange platy for the new aquarium.
- Platy fish get along well with most other peaceful species.
- The pet shop kept its platy stock in a separate breeding tank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLATY
The 5 tiles of PLATY in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PLATY
18 longer words begin with PLATY.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATY
Common questions about PLATY
- Is PLATY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATY worth?
- PLATY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATY mean?
- A small, brightly coloured live-bearing freshwater fish, native to Central America, that is popular in home aquariums.
- What letters can be added to PLATY?
- PLATY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLATY:
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