Unscramble PLAINTIVE and you have 235 words, PLAINTIVE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 4 shorter words score 10, among them INVITAL, PAVEN and PAVIN. It has 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from PLAINTIVE split into 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 7, 29 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Of the 29 6-letter words made with PLAINTIVE letters, 10 score 9 points, the group's best. NATIVE, PLANET and INVITE are the ones most people know.
The 5-letter words from PLAINTIVE are led by PAVEN and PAVIN, 10 points each. PANEL, PLANT and PLATE are the familiar ones.
PAVE and VAPE are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PLAINTIVE, 9 points each. LIVE, PAIN and EVIL will look familiar.
PAV scores highest among the 3-letter words in PLAINTIVE at 8 points, ahead of AVE and LAV on 6. LET, NET and VAN are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of PLAINTIVE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with PL · ending in VE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; INVITAL, PAVIN and VENTAIL (10 points each) share the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PLAINTIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAINTIVE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 235) | 202 | 235 | 191 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 33 of them: PAVEN, VENTIL, AVINE, ELVAN, PAV, AVEL, NEPIT, PELTA, PILAE, TAPEN, VALI, VANT and 21 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: VAPE, LEPTIN, PIANI, VLEI, LIPA, LIPE, NAV, PALI, VIN, INTEL and TE.