Is PLANARIAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLANARIAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLANARIAS mean?
Planarias is a form of PLANARIA.
- noun
free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 11 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 PLANARIAS
PLANARIAS 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 PLANARIAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- parasail10
- planaria10
- aplasia9
- paisana9
- parians9
- piranas9
- salpian9
- lapins8
- paisan8
- palais8
- parian8
- pirana8
- plains8
- planar8
- pranas8
- spinal8
- spiral8
- sprain8
- apian7
- lapin7
- lapis7
- larps7
- lipas7
- napas7
- nipas7
- paans7
- pails7
- pains7
- pairs7
- paisa7
- palis7
- palsa7
- paras7
- paris7
- pians7
- pilar7
- pinas7
- pirns7
- plain7
- plans7
- prana7
- salpa7
- spail7
- laaris6
- lanais6
- lianas6
- nairas6
- narial6
- nasial6
- salina6
- alps6
- laps6
- larp6
- lipa6
- lips6
- lisp6
- napa6
- naps6
- nipa6
- nips6
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