Unscramble PLAIDINGS and you have 259 words, PLAIDINGS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from PLAIDINGS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 5 with 8, 20 with 7, 35 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 18 with 2.
The 7-letter words made with PLAIDINGS letters are led by PIDGINS and SPADING, 11 points each. SAILING, SLIDING and DIALING are the familiar ones.
PIDGIN tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PLAIDINGS at 10 points; next come LIPIDS and PALING on 9. ISLAND, SIGNAL and PLAINS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from PLAIDINGS, the top score is 8, reached by 12. PLANS, PLAIN and LANDS are the familiar ones.
13 of 60 4-letter words in PLAIDINGS tie at 7 points; none scores more. PLAN, PAID and PAIN will look familiar.
60 3-letter words made with PLAIDINGS letters; 6 of them share the top score of 6. GAS, ADS and AID are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of PLAIDINGS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 9-letter words: starting with PL · ending in GS · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with PIDGINS and SPADING (11 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
PLAIDINGS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAIDINGS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 259) | 223 | 259 | 209 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 36 of them: PLAIDINGS, DISPLING, PLAIDING, LAIPSING, LAIDING, PLINGS, SPAING, AISLING, PANDS, PLING, SPALD, GAIDS and 24 more. Words With Friends* skips 14 of them: LIPAS, PALIS, PIANI, LIPA, PALI, SIGLA, SIGNA, AGS, DAN, DAS, GIS, SIG and 2 more.
These 3 words take every letter of PLAIDINGS plus a single extra one.