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Words containing PL

Words that have the letters PL in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,310 playable words containing PL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACCOMPLISHMENTS. The highest-scoring is QUADRUPLICATING, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing PL

COUNTEREXAMPLE27
ACCOMPLISHING24
COMPLEXITY24
ACCOMPLISHED23
COMPLEMENTARY23
ACCOMPLISHES22
EXPLICITLY22
SUPPLEMENTARY22
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATIONS21
EXPLANATORY21
EXPLOSIVE21
IMPLEMENTATIONS21
MULTIPLICATION21
SIMPLIFYING21
UNEMPLOYMENT21
UNEXPLAINED21
ACCOMPLISH20

Highest-scoring words containing PL

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

QUADRUPLICATING31
COMPLEXIFYING31
COMPLEMENTIZERS31
QUADRUPLICATED30
EXEMPLIFICATION30
HYPERCOMPLEX30
QUADRUPLICITY30
COMPLEMENTIZER30
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY30
QUADRUPLICATION30
QUADRUPLICITIES30
QUINTUPLICATING30

3-letter words containing PL (1)

PLY7

4-letter words containing PL (16)

PLAN6
PLAT6
PLAY8
PLEA6
PLEB8
PLED7
PLEW9
PLIE6
PLOD7
PLOP8
PLOT6
PLOW9
PLOY8
PLUG8
PLUM9
PLUS7

5-letter words containing PL (61)

AMPLE9
AMPLY11
APPLE9
APPLY11
DUPLE9
HAPLY11
IMPLY11
MAPLE9
PEPLA9
PLACE9
PLACK12
PLAGE8
PLAID8
PLAIN7
PLAIT7
PLANE7
PLANK10
PLANS7
PLANT7
PLASH9
PLASM9
PLATE7
PLATS7
PLATY9
PLAYA9
PLAYS9
PLAZA15
PLEAD8
PLEAS7
PLEAT7
PLEBE9
PLEBS9
PLENA7
PLEWS10
PLICA9
PLIED8
PLIES7
PLINK10
PLODS8
PLONK10
PLOPS9
PLOTS7
PLOTZ15
PLOWS10
PLOYS9
PLUCK13
PLUGS9
PLUMB12
PLUME10
PLUMP12
PLUMS10
PLUMY12
PLUNK11
PLUSH10
PLYER9
REPLY9
SPLAT7
SPLAY9
SPLIT7
UPLIT8

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing PL (164)

AMPLER10
APLOMB12
APPLES10
COMPLY14
COUPLE11
DEEPLY11
DIMPLE11
DUPLEX16
EMPLOY12
MAPLES10
PEOPLE10
PIMPLE12
PIMPLY14
PLACED11
PLACES10
PLACID11
PLAGUE10
PLAICE10
PLANES8
PLANET8
PLANKS11
PLANTS8
PLAQUE17
PLASMA10
PLATES8
PLAYED11
PLAYER10
PLAZAS16
PLEASE8
PLEDGE10
PLENTY10
PLIGHT11
PLOUGH12
PLOWED12
PLUCKS14
PLUCKY16
PLUMBS13
PLUMED12
PLUMES11
PLUMPS13
PLUNGE10
PLURAL9
PLYING11
POPLAR10
PURPLE11
REPLAY10
RIPPLE10
RUMPLE11
SAMPLE10
SIMPLE10
SIMPLY12
SPLASH10
SPLICE10
SPLITS8
SUPPLE11
SUPPLY13
TEMPLE10
TOPPLE10
TRIPLE8
UPLIFT12

The 60 most common shown, 104 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing PL (390)

AMPLIFY16
APPLAUD13
APPLIED12
APPLIES11
CHEAPLY15
COMPLEX19
COUPLED13
COUPLES12
CRIPPLE13
CRISPLY13
CRUMPLE14
DIMPLED13
DISPLAY12
EMPLOYS13
EXAMPLE17
EXPLAIN15
EXPLODE16
EXPLOIT15
EXPLORE15
IMPLIED12
IMPLIES11
PEOPLES11
PERPLEX17
PIMPLES13
PLACING12
PLAGUED12
PLAGUES11
PLAINLY11
PLANETS9
PLANKED13
PLANNED10
PLANTED10
PLAQUES18
PLASTER9
PLASTIC11
PLAYERS11
PLAYFUL15
PLAYING12
PLEASED10
PLEASES9
PLOPPED14
PLOTTED10
PLOTTER9
PLUCKED16
PLUGGED13
PLUMBED15
PLUMBER14
PLUMMET14
PLUMPED15
PLUMPER14
PLYWOOD15
REPLACE11
REPLIED10
REPLIES9
SAMPLED12
SAMPLES11
SHARPLY13
SIMPLER11
SIMPLEX17
SURPLUS11

The 60 most common shown, 330 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing PL (571)

ANYPLACE14
APPLAUSE13
APPLYING15
COMPLAIN14
COMPLETE14
COMPLIED15
COUPLING14
CRIPPLED15
CRUMPLED16
CRUMPLES15
DISPLAYS13
DUMPLING15
DUPLEXES18
EMPLOYED15
EMPLOYEE14
EMPLOYER14
EXAMPLED19
EXAMPLES18
EXPLAINS16
EXPLICIT18
EXPLODED18
EXPLODES17
EXPLOITS16
EXPLORED17
EXPLORER16
EXPLORES16
FOREPLAY15
HELPLESS12
IMPLICIT14
IMPLYING15
MISPLACE14
MULTIPLE13
MULTIPLY15
PLACIDLY15
PLAGUING13
PLANNING11
PLANTING11
PLASTERS10
PLATFORM15
PLAYBACK19
PLEASANT10
PLEASING11
PLEASURE11
PLOPPING15
PLOTTING11
PLUCKING17
PLUGGING14
PLUMBING16
PLUMPING16
REPLACED13
REPLACES12
REPLYING13
SAMPLING13
SIMPLEST12
SIMPLIFY17
SNOWPLOW16
SPLENDID12
SUPPLIED14
SUPPLIER13
SUPPLIES13

The 60 most common shown, 511 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing PL (542)

AMPLIFIED17
AMPLIFIER16
AMPLIFIES16
APPLAUDED16
APPLICANT15
COMPLAINS15
COMPLAINT15
COMPLETED16
COMPLETES15
COMPLEXES21
COMPLYING18
CRIPPLING16
CRUMPLING17
DIPLOMACY18
DISPLAYED15
DUMPLINGS16
DUPLICATE15
DUPLICITY17
EMPLOYEES15
EMPLOYERS15
EMPLOYING16
EXAMPLING20
EXEMPLARY21
EXEMPLIFY24
EXPLAINED18
EXPLETIVE21
EXPLODING19
EXPLOITED18
EXPLORERS17
EXPLORING18
EXPLOSION17
EXPLOSIVE21
FIREPLACE16
GANGPLANK16
IMPLEMENT15
MISPLACED16
MISPLACES15
MULTIPLES14
PERPLEXED20
PERPLEXES19
PLAINTIFF17
PLANETARY13
PLASTERED12
PLATFORMS16
PLAUSIBLE14
PLAUSIBLY16
PLAYFULLY19
PLAYHOUSE16
PLAYTHING16
PLOUGHING16
PLUMMETED17
PRINCIPLE15
QUADRUPLE22
REPLACING14
SNOWPLOWS17
SOMEPLACE15
SPLITTING12
SUPPLIERS14
SUPPLYING17
WORKPLACE19

The 60 most common shown, 482 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing PL (487)

ACCOMPLICE20
ACCOMPLISH20
AMPLIFYING20
APPLICABLE18
APPLICANTS16
BIRTHPLACE18
COMPLACENT18
COMPLAINED17
COMPLAINTS16
COMPLEMENT18
COMPLETELY18
COMPLETING17
COMPLETION16
COMPLEXION22
COMPLEXITY24
COMPLIANCE18
COMPLICATE18
COMPLIMENT18
DIPLOMATIC17
DISCIPLINE15
DISPLAYING16
DUPLICATED17
DUPLICATES16
EMPLOYMENT18
EXPLAINING19
EXPLETIVES22
EXPLICABLE22
EXPLICITLY22
EXPLOITING19
EXPLOSIONS18
EXPLOSIVES22
IMPLACABLE18
IMPLEMENTS16
IMPLICITLY18
INCOMPLETE16
MISPLACING17
MULTIPLIED16
MULTIPLIES15
PERPLEXING21
PERPLEXITY22
PLAGIARIZE21
PLAINTIFFS18
PLASTERING13
PLAYGROUND17
PLAYWRIGHT20
PLEASANTLY14
PLUMMETING18
PRINCIPLES16
QUADRUPLED24
QUADRUPLES23
QUADRUPLET23
QUINTUPLET22
SIMPLICITY18
SIMPLIFIED18
SIMPLIFIES17
SIMPLISTIC16
SNOWPLOWED19
SUPPLEMENT17
UNEMPLOYED18
UNPLEASANT13

The 60 most common shown, 427 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing PL (400)

ACCOMPLICES21
APPLICATION17
APPLICATORS17
BIRTHPLACES19
COMMONPLACE21
COMPLACENCY23
COMPLAINING18
COMPLEMENTS19
COMPLEXIONS23
COMPLICATED20
COMPLICATES19
COMPLIMENTS19
CONTEMPLATE17
DISCIPLINED17
DISCIPLINES16
DISPLEASING15
DISPLEASURE15
DUPLICATING18
DUPLICATION17
EMPLOYMENTS19
EXEMPLIFIED25
EXEMPLIFIES24
EXPLANATION19
EXPLANATORY21
EXPLORATION19
HYDROPLANED19
HYDROPLANES18
IMPLAUSIBLE18
IMPLEMENTED18
IMPLEMENTER17
IMPLICATING18
IMPLICATION17
MARKETPLACE20
MULTIPLYING19
PARAPLEGICS18
PARTICIPLES17
PLAGIARISED15
PLAGIARISMS16
PLAGIARIZED23
PLAGIARIZES22
PLANETARIUM16
PLAYFULNESS19
PLAYGROUNDS18
PLAYWRIGHTS21
PLEASURABLE16
PLENTIFULLY19
QUADRUPLETS24
QUADRUPLING25
QUINTUPLETS23
REPLACEMENT17
REPLENISHED16
REPLICATING16
SHOPLIFTERS18
SIMPLIFYING21
SNOWPLOWING20
SUPPLANTING17
SUPPLEMENTS18
TOWNSPEOPLE18
TRIPLICATED16
UNEXPLAINED21

The 60 most common shown, 340 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing PL (262)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ANCHORPEOPLE20
APPLICATIONS18
CHAPLAINCIES20
COMMONPLACES22
COMPLACENTLY22
COMPLAISANCE20
COMPLEMENTED21
COMPLETENESS18
COMPLEXIONED25
COMPLEXITIES24
COMPLICATING21
COMPLICATION20
COMPLIMENTED21
CONTEMPLATED19
CONTEMPLATES18
DISCIPLINARY19
DISCIPLINING18
DISPLACEMENT19
EMPLACEMENTS20
EXEMPLIFYING28
EXPLANATIONS20
EXPLICATIONS22
EXPLICITNESS22
EXPLOITATION20
EXPLOITATIVE24
EXPLORATIONS20
HYDROPLANING20
IMPLEMENTING19
IMPLICATIONS18
INAPPLICABLE20
INEXPLICABLE24
INEXPLICABLY26
MARKETPLACES21
MULTIPLEXERS23
MULTIPLEXING24
MULTIPLICITY21
OVERSIMPLIFY25
OVERSUPPLIED22
OVERSUPPLIES21
PERPLEXITIES22
PLAGIARISING16
PLAGIARIZING24
PLANETARIUMS17
PLAUSIBILITY19
PLEASANTRIES14
QUADRIPLEGIA25
QUADRIPLEGIC27
REPLACEMENTS18
REPLENISHING17
SPOKESPEOPLE21
STEEPLEJACKS27
SUPPLEMENTED20
TRANSPLANTED15
TRIPLICATING17
UNEMPLOYABLE21
UNEMPLOYMENT21
UNPLEASANTLY17
UNPRINCIPLED20

The 60 most common shown, 202 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,310 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.0%) are containing PL. Most of them, 571, have 8 letters. 990 start with PL, 0 end with it and 2,320 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing PL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,310 words containing PL, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing PL?

QUADRUPLICATING, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: COMPLEXIFYING (31), COMPLEMENTIZERS (31) and QUADRUPLICATED (30).

What are the most common words containing PL?

COUNTEREXAMPLE, ACCOMPLISHING, COMPLEXITY, ACCOMPLISHED, COMPLEMENTARY and ACCOMPLISHES. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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