Is PLANTIGRADE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLANTIGRADE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLANTIGRADE mean?
- noun
an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings
- adjective
(of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 15 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 PLANTIGRADE
Single letters that turn PLANTIGRADE 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
Words you can make from PLANTIGRADE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- readapting14
- departing13
- paginated13
- paraglide13
- predating13
- paltering12
- replating12
- adapting12
- parading12
- pedaling12
- pleading12
- perinatal11
- tragedian11
- treadling11
- triangled11
- dipteral11
- dipteran11
- grapline11
- lapidate11
- paginate11
- pantiled11
- patinaed11
- pearling11
- peatland11
- pleating11
- praedial11
- prandial11
- retaping11
- tapering11
- tripedal11
- draping11
- grandpa11
- pranged11
- antiglare10
- airplane10
- antirape10
- danglier10
- dartling10
- delating10
- derating10
- dragline10
- drainage10
- gardenia10
- gladiate10
- gradient10
- indagate10
- interlap10
- palatine10
- parental10
- parietal10
- parlante10
- paternal10
- prenatal10
- redating10
- trapline10
- treading10
- triplane10
- adapter10
- depaint10
- diptera10
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