Words that start with PLA

528 words begin with PLA, and PLATYHELMINTHIC scores the most at 30 points.

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15-letter words count:12

14-letter words count:13

13-letter words count:19

12-letter words count:36

11-letter words count:67

10-letter words count:64

9-letter words count:89

Showing the highest-scoring of 528 words. The pages linked below split the rest into smaller lists.

The result set

528 words begin with PLA. They are listed below, longest first.

Most of the answers cluster at 8 letters, where there are 96. Only 12 reach the full 15.

Scores and standouts

PLATYHELMINTHIC at 30 points is the best Scrabble score available here. Words With Friends scores it differently and prefers PLATITUDINIZING at 34.

PLATYHELMINTHIC, PLASTICIZATIONS and PLATITUDINIZING reach 15 letters — the ceiling for this query.

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What some of these mean

plainclothesman
a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
platitudinarian
a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes
plasmapheresis
plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
platyhelminth
parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
platitudinize
utter platitudes

Common questions

How many words start with PLA?
528, ranging from 4 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with PLA?
PLATYHELMINTHIC, worth 30 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with PLA?
PLATYHELMINTHIC and PLASTICIZATIONS, at 15 letters.