PLEIAD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLEIAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLEIAD?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLEIAD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLEIAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pleiadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLEIAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PLEIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about PLEIAD
- PLEIAD runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- The same 6 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 PLEIAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A brilliant group of seven people, or any small circle of distinguished figures, taken from the seven stars of the Pleiades.
The name goes back to the Pleiades, the star cluster in Taurus that the Greeks saw as seven sisters. Writers borrowed it for any gifted circle that seemed to shine together, most famously the group of seven French poets of the sixteenth century. Today the word is rare and slightly grand, and it turns up mostly in literary or historical writing about a pleiad of talents.
How PLEIAD is used
Literary; used for a distinguished group, often of seven writers or artists.
- A pleiad of young poets gathered around the old master.
- The review described the cast as a pleiad of rising stars.
- Each member of the pleiad published a book that same year.
- She spoke of the court as a pleiad of wit and learning.
- The salon never matched the pleiad that had met there before the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLEIAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PLEIAD
The 6 tiles of PLEIAD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PLEIAD
2 longer words begin with PLEIAD.
Shorter words from the letters in PLEIAD
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Common questions about PLEIAD
- Is PLEIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEIAD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLEIAD worth?
- PLEIAD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLEIAD mean?
- A brilliant group of seven people, or any small circle of distinguished figures, taken from the seven stars of the Pleiades.
- What letters can be added to PLEIAD?
- PLEIAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PLEIAD:
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