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Plumes

Q: What does plumes mean?

plumes is the plural and third-person singular form of plume, which means “anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

p ₃l ₁u ₁m ₃e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of plume

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

What does plumes mean?

noun

anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
“a plume of smoke”
a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Synonymsfeather plumage

verb

rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Synonymsovercharge soak surcharge gazump fleece
be proud of
“He prides himself on making it into law school”
Synonymspride congratulate
deck with a plume
“a plumed helmet”
clean with one's bill
“The birds preened”
Synonymspreen
form a plume
“The chimneys were pluming the sky”
dress or groom with elaborate care
“She likes to dress when going to the opera”
Synonymspreen primp dress

Definitions shown for plume, the base form of plumes.

Is PLUMES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 PLUMES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

p ₃l ₁u ₁m ₃e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

14 pts

p ₄l ₂u ₂m ₄e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

p ₄l ₁u ₂m ₃e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

p ₃l ₂u ₂m ₃e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in PLUMES

Best shorter words top 30 of 67

lumps 9 plume 9 plums 9 slump 9 spume 9 lump 8 plum 8 sump 8 umps 8 mules 7 mulse 7 plues 7 pules 7 pulse 7 pusle 7 spule 7 ump 7 elms 6 emus 6 leps 6 lums 6 mels 6 meus 6 mule 6 muse 6 plue 6 plus 6 pule 6 puls 6 slum 6

See all 67 words made from PLUMES

Words that end like PLUMES

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

fumes assumes resumes volumes consumes presumes exhumes legumes costumes perfumes

All words ending in -UMES

Plumes: quick answers

Is PLUMES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PLUMES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PLUMES worth?

PLUMES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 14 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 plumes mean?

plumes is the plural and third-person singular form of plume, which means “anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in PLUMES?

You can make 67 shorter words from PLUMES, such as LUMPS, PLUME, PLUMS, SLUMP. See the full list.