Is PLATYRRHINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLATYRRHINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLATYRRHINES mean?
Platyrrhines is a form of PLATYRRHINE.
- noun
hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
- adjective
of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + Y (4) + R (1) + R (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 PLATYRRHINES
PLATYRRHINES 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 PLATYRRHINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- platyrrhine19
- pyrethrins18
- pyrethrin17
- enthalpy16
- phytanes16
- syrphian16
- interplays15
- hairstyle15
- apishly15
- phenyls15
- phratry15
- phrensy15
- phytane15
- phytins15
- shapely15
- sharply15
- therapy15
- interplay14
- painterly14
- perianths14
- phratries14
- planisher14
- sapiently14
- splintery14
- earthily14
- ethinyls14
- heartily14
- hyalines14
- hyalites14
- hysteria14
- slithery14
- trashily14
- hypers14
- phenyl14
- phylae14
- phylar14
- phytin14
- plashy14
- sharpy14
- sphery14
- sypher14
- asperity13
- earlship13
- epinasty13
- haplites13
- harelips13
- heparins13
- panthers13
- partyers13
- penality13
- perianth13
- peytrals13
- philters13
- philtres13
- plashier13
- plastery13
- priestly13
- printery13
- psaltery13
- ptyalins13
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