PLATYRRHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PLATYRRHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLATYRRHINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLATYRRHINE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLATYRRHINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
platyrrhinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLATYRRHINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PLATYRRHINE, 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 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLATYRRHINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLATYRRHINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A monkey of the New World group, with a broad, flat nose and widely spaced nostrils.
Most platyrrhines live in the forests of Central and South America, and many have a tail that can grip branches. They differ from Old World monkeys in nose shape and in how they use the tail.
How PLATYRRHINE is used
Used in zoology and primate studies; also an adjective.
- The spider monkey is a platyrrhine with a gripping tail.
- Every platyrrhine in the study lived in the Amazon.
- Scientists compared the platyrrhine with Old World species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLATYRRHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLATYRRHINE
1 longer words begin with PLATYRRHINE.
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Common questions about PLATYRRHINE
- Is PLATYRRHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLATYRRHINE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLATYRRHINE worth?
- PLATYRRHINE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLATYRRHINE mean?
- A monkey of the New World group, with a broad, flat nose and widely spaced nostrils.
- What letters can be added to PLATYRRHINE?
- PLATYRRHINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PLATYRRHINE:
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