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Is PLANTAINS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PLANTAINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PLANTAINS mean?

Plantains is a form of PLANTAIN.

  1. noun

    any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally

  2. noun

    a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics

  3. noun

    starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (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 PLANTAINS

PLANTAINS 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 PLANTAINS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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