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Is PLANTIGRADES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PLANTIGRADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PLANTIGRADES mean?

Plantigrades is a form of PLANTIGRADE.

  1. noun

    an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings

  2. 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

16

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

12

Letters

P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PLANTIGRADES

PLANTIGRADES 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 PLANTIGRADES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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