PLATYPUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PLATYPUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATYPUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATYPUS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATYPUS
No single letter turns PLATYPUS into another word.
How PLATYPUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLATYPUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLATYPUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLATYPUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal of eastern Australia with a duck-like bill and webbed feet.
The platypus is one of the few mammals that lay eggs, and the male carries a venomous spur on each hind leg. Early European naturalists thought the first specimens were a hoax stitched together from different animals.
How PLATYPUS is used
Platypus is used in natural history and as a symbol of oddity in Australian wildlife.
- A platypus dived into the creek at dusk.
- The platypus hunts for insects on the riverbed.
- Scientists were astonished by the platypus when they first saw it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATYPUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLATYPUS
1 longer words begin with PLATYPUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PLATYPUS
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Common questions about PLATYPUS
- Is PLATYPUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATYPUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATYPUS worth?
- PLATYPUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATYPUS mean?
- A semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal of eastern Australia with a duck-like bill and webbed feet.
- What letters can be added to PLATYPUS?
- No single letter can be added to PLATYPUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLATYPUS:
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