Is PLEIADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLEIADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLEIADES mean?
- noun
(Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion
- noun
a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + I (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (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 PLEIADES
PLEIADES 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 PLEIADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alipeds10
- elapids10
- elapsed10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- pleased10
- pleiads10
- sepaled10
- speiled10
- spieled10
- aliped9
- dispel9
- elapid9
- espied9
- lapsed9
- leaped9
- lisped9
- padles9
- pealed9
- pedals9
- peised9
- pesade9
- plaids9
- pleads9
- pleiad9
- salpid9
- sliped9
- spiled9
- aediles8
- asleep8
- elapse8
- espial8
- lipase8
- please8
- sapele8
- deeps8
- padis8
- padle8
- paled8
- pedal8
- pedes8
- pedis8
- piled8
- plaid8
- plead8
- plied8
- sapid8
- siped8
- spade8
- spaed8
- speed8
- spied8
- aedile7
- aisled7
- deasil7
- diesel7
- ediles7
- elides7
- ideals7
- ladies7
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