PLEA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PLEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLEA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PLEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about PLEA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 PLEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
An urgent and heartfelt request, or a formal answer entered by a defendant in a court case.
A plea can be an emotional appeal for help or mercy. In law, the word has a more specific sense: it is the formal statement of guilty or not guilty that a defendant enters before the court. Both senses share the idea of formally asking for something to be granted or excused.
How PLEA is used
Common in both everyday and legal contexts.
- She made a tearful plea for his release.
- The defendant entered a plea of not guilty.
- His plea for calm went unheard.
- The charity issued a plea for donations.
- The judge listened carefully to her plea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLEA
The 4 tiles of PLEA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PLEA
Showing 24 of 64 words that begin with PLEA.
Words ending in PLEA
1 words end in PLEA. Useful as a back hook: play PLEA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PLEA inside
Showing 24 of 92 words that contain PLEA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PLEA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEA
Common questions about PLEA
- Is PLEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEA worth?
- PLEA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEA mean?
- An urgent and heartfelt request, or a formal answer entered by a defendant in a court case.
- What letters can be added to PLEA?
- PLEA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PLEA:
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