Is PLANET a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLANET is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLANET mean?
- noun
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
- noun
a person who follows or serves another
- noun
any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
6
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) = 8 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 PLANET
Single letters that turn PLANET into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of PLANET
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PLANET
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- platen8
- leapt7
- lepta7
- palet7
- panel7
- paten7
- penal7
- petal7
- plane7
- plant7
- plate7
- pleat7
- plena7
- tepal7
- leap6
- lept6
- nape6
- neap6
- pale6
- pane6
- pant6
- pate6
- peal6
- pean6
- peat6
- pelt6
- pent6
- plan6
- plat6
- plea6
- tape6
- tepa6
- laten5
- leant5
- alp5
- ape5
- apt5
- lap5
- nap5
- pal5
- pan5
- pat5
- pea5
- pen5
- pet5
- tap5
- ante4
- elan4
- etna4
- lane4
- late4
- lean4
- lent4
- neat4
- tael4
- tale4
- teal4
- tela4
- pa4
- pe4
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