Is PLAINTIVELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLAINTIVELY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLAINTIVELY mean?
- adverb
in a plaintive manner
“the last note of the song rang out plaintively”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PLAINTIVELY
PLAINTIVELY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PLAINTIVELY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- veniality15
- plaintive14
- natively14
- venality14
- venially14
- villainy14
- alpinely13
- penality13
- pliantly13
- naively13
- naivety13
- venally13
- vilayet13
- vitally13
- peavy13
- lineality12
- aplenty12
- inaptly12
- ineptly12
- penally12
- penalty12
- plainly12
- playlet12
- ptyalin12
- evilly12
- levity12
- lively12
- vainly12
- valley12
- vanity12
- vilely12
- illative11
- vitellin11
- painty11
- palely11
- pentyl11
- plenty11
- leavy11
- vealy11
- veiny11
- vinyl11
- antipill10
- alienly10
- anility10
- invital10
- ventail10
- villain10
- villein10
- vitelli10
- aptly10
- pally10
- panty10
- patly10
- pavin10
- peaty10
- piety10
- piney10
- platy10
- typal10
- envy10
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