PLUME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PLUME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLUME?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLUME is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLUME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLUME scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PLUME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does PLUME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, often ornamental feather, or a slender column of something, such as smoke or spray, that rises and spreads in a similar shape.
A plume traditionally decorated hats, helmets, and ceremonial dress, prized for its size and graceful curve, and the word still carries that sense of display today. Beyond feathers, plume describes anything that rises and fans out in a comparable shape, such as a plume of smoke drifting from a chimney or a plume of dust kicked up by a passing vehicle. The verb form, to plume oneself, means to congratulate or take pride in oneself, an image drawn from a bird preening its feathers.
How PLUME is used
Plume is common in both literal descriptions of feathers and figurative descriptions of smoke, spray, or dust.
- A white plume adorned the general's ceremonial helmet.
- Black smoke rose in a thick plume above the factory.
- The peacock's tail feathers formed an impressive plume.
- A plume of spray trailed behind the speeding boat.
- Dust rose in a long plume behind the tractor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLUME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLUME
10 longer words begin with PLUME.
Words ending in PLUME
6 words end in PLUME. Useful as a back hook: play PLUME onto a word already on the board.
Words with PLUME inside
12 words contain PLUME in the middle. Words that start with PLUME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PLUME
Common questions about PLUME
- Is PLUME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLUME, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLUME worth?
- PLUME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLUME mean?
- A large, often ornamental feather, or a slender column of something, such as smoke or spray, that rises and spreads in a similar shape.
- What letters can be added to PLUME?
- PLUME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PLUME:
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