Is PLANTINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLANTINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLANTINGS mean?
Plantings is a form of PLANTING.
- noun
the act of fixing firmly in place
“he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway”
- noun
a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
“the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner”
- noun
putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
“the planting of corn is hard work”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 12 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 PLANTINGS
PLANTINGS 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 PLANTINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pantsing11
- planting11
- platings11
- stapling11
- lapsing10
- palings10
- panting10
- pasting10
- pinangs10
- planing10
- plating10
- sapling10
- tapings10
- slanting9
- pannist9
- plaints9
- paling9
- pinang9
- taping9
- antings8
- lasting8
- lignans8
- linsang8
- salting8
- slating8
- staling8
- staning8
- inspan8
- lapins8
- paints8
- pastil8
- patins8
- pinnal8
- pinnas8
- pintas8
- plains8
- plaint8
- plaits8
- plants8
- pliant8
- ptisan8
- spinal8
- spital8
- splint8
- aping8
- pangs8
- pings8
- spang8
- algins7
- aligns7
- anting7
- gainst7
- gaslit7
- giants7
- glints7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lignan7
- lingas7
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