Is PLANETARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLANETARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLANETARY mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
“planetary motion”
- adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
“planetary rumblings and eructations”
- adjective
having no fixed course
“an erratic comet”
- adjective
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
“global war”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 PLANETARY
PLANETARY 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 PLANETARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apetaly12
- aplenty12
- peartly12
- penalty12
- peytral12
- plenary12
- pteryla12
- napery11
- paltry11
- pantry11
- parlay11
- parley11
- partly11
- pearly11
- peltry11
- pentyl11
- pertly11
- player11
- plenty11
- raptly11
- replay11
- parental10
- parlante10
- paternal10
- prenatal10
- analyte10
- apery10
- aptly10
- panty10
- party10
- patly10
- payer10
- peaty10
- platy10
- playa10
- plyer10
- pyran10
- repay10
- reply10
- typal10
- apteral9
- planate9
- plantar9
- planter9
- platane9
- preanal9
- replant9
- elytra9
- lyrate9
- nearly9
- neatly9
- ratany9
- realty9
- yantra9
- paly9
- paty9
- play9
- pray9
- prey9
- pyre9
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