How many words start with PL?

992, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.

What is the best scoring word that starts with PL?

PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, worth 34 points in Scrabble.

PLETHYSMOGRAPHY and PLETHYSMOGRAPHS, at 15 letters.

992 words begin with PL, and PLETHYSMOGRAPHY scores the most at 34 points.

Showing the highest-scoring of 992 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.

992 words in English begin with PL. The longest are at the top, where they are most useful.

The results run from 3 letters up to 15, and the 8-letter group is the largest at 208 words.

For points rather than length, take PLETHYSMOGRAPHY at 34 points. It tops both tables: 35 in Words With Friends as well.

Nothing here runs past 15 letters, where you will find PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, PLETHYSMOGRAPHS and PLATYHELMINTHIC.

The related pages below slice this list more finely than one page usefully can.

plainclothesman: a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
plenipotentiary: a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
pleuropneumonia: pleurisy and pneumonia
platitudinarian: a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes
plethysmograph: a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount…

How many words start with PL?: 992, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with PL?: PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, worth 34 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with PL?: PLETHYSMOGRAPHY and PLETHYSMOGRAPHS, at 15 letters.