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Plantains

p 3l 1a 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Common · plural of plantain

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does plantains mean?

noun

  1. any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally

  2. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics

    Synonymsplantain treemusa paradisiaca

  3. starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

Definitions shown for plantain, the base form of plantains.

Is PLANTAINS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PLANTAINS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3l 1a 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
p 4l 2a 1n 2t 1a 1i 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
p 4l 1a 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3l 2a 1n 1t 1a 1i 1n 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PLANTAINS

Anagrams 1

plainants

Words that end like PLANTAINS

Common words that share the ending -AINS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

complainsmaintainscontainsexplainsobtainsremainsmountainsrestrainsconstrainscurtainssustainsretainschaplainsfountainsabstainsbargainscaptainschieftainsdisdainsingrainspertainsrefrainsterrainsvillains
All words ending in -AINS

Plantains: quick answers

Is PLANTAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PLANTAINS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PLANTAINS worth?
PLANTAINS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does plantains mean?
plantains is the plural of plantain, which means “any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PLANTAINS?
You can make 336 shorter words from PLANTAINS, such as PLAINANT, PLANTAIN, PLATINAS, PASTINA. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PLANTAINS?
PLANTAINS rearranges into PLAINANTS.