Is SAILPLANES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAILPLANES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAILPLANES mean?
Sailplanes is a form of SAILPLANE.
- noun
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
- verb
fly a plane without an engine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + 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 SAILPLANES
SAILPLANES 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 SAILPLANES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- paillasse11
- palliasse11
- sailplane11
- painless10
- palaises10
- planless10
- salpians10
- spaniels10
- splenial10
- alpines9
- espials9
- lapises9
- lipases9
- lipless9
- napless9
- paellas9
- paesani9
- paesans9
- paisans9
- palsies9
- pansies9
- pensils9
- pineals9
- pinless9
- salpian9
- sapiens9
- spaniel9
- spinals9
- spinels9
- splenia9
- splines9
- ainsells8
- nailless8
- nasalise8
- sensilla8
- alpine8
- apneal8
- apneas8
- aspens8
- espial8
- lapels8
- lapins8
- lapses8
- lipase8
- paeans8
- paella8
- paesan8
- paisan8
- paisas8
- palais8
- paleal8
- pallia8
- palsas8
- panels8
- passel8
- penial8
- pensil8
- pineal8
- plains8
- planes8
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