Words That Start With PLA
- 755 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With PLA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With PLA 755 words
5-Letter Words Starting With PLA 21
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With PLA 40
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With PLA 81
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With PLA 124
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With PLA 136
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With PLA 103
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With PLA 102
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With PLA 58
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With PLA 35
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With PLA 28
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With PLA 21
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With PLA 1
17-Letter Words Starting With PLA 1
How common is PLA at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 755 words that start with PLA. Most are 9 letters long, they average 15.2 points, the best is PLATYHELMINTHIC (30 points) and 40.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 755
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 136 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.2
- out of 30 max
- Longest word
- PLAINSPOKENNESSES
- 17 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 40.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 40.5%
- e 9.4%
- d 7.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ai8.5%
- ia4.4%
- io4.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with PLA
p 3l 1a 1t 1y 4h 4e 1l 1m 3i 1n 1t 1h 4i 1c 3
P 3 + L 1 + A 1 + T 1 + Y 4 + H 4 + E 1 + L 1 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 = 30 points
- Double word
- 60 pts
- Triple word
- 90 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
platyhelminthic
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with PLA are there?
There are 755 words that start with PLA in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 136 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with PLA?
PLATYHELMINTHIC is worth 30 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PLASMOLYZING (29), PLAGIOCLIMAXES (28), PLASMOLYZED (28).
What are some common words that start with PLA?
Everyday examples include PLANET, PLASTIC, PLAN, PLANT, PLAY, PLACE, PLANE, PLAIN. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with PLA?
PLAINSPOKENNESSES has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PLANETARIUMS (12 letters) is the longest common one.