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Words containing PLA

Words that have the letters PLA 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 1,208 playable words containing PLA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACHONDROPLASIAS. The highest-scoring is ZOOPLANKTONIC, worth 28 points.

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Popular words containing PLA

EXPLANATORY21
UNEXPLAINED21
CONTEMPLATING20
EXPLANATIONS20
CONTEMPLATED19
EXPLAINING19
EXPLANATION19
COMPLACENT18
COMPLAINING18
CONTEMPLATES18
EXPLAINED18
IMPLAUSIBLE18
REPLACEMENTS18
COMPLAINED17
CONTEMPLATE17
MISPLACING17
PLAYGROUND17
REPLACEMENT17

Highest-scoring words containing PLA

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

ZOOPLANKTONIC28
PHYTOPLANKTONIC28
PLATITUDINIZING28
PLASMOLYZING27
EXPLANATIVELY27
OVEREXPLAINING27
PLATITUDINIZED27
CONTEMPLATIVELY27
CYTOPLASMICALLY27
PLASTICIZATIONS27
PLATYHELMINTHIC27
PLASMOLYZED26

4-letter words containing PLA (3)

PLAN6
PLAT6
PLAY8

5-letter words containing PLA (21)

PEPLA9
PLACE9
PLACK12
PLAGE8
PLAID8
PLAIN7
PLAIT7
PLANE7
PLANK10
PLANS7
PLANT7
PLASH9
PLASM9
PLATE7
PLATS7
PLATY9
PLAYA9
PLAYS9
PLAZA15
SPLAT7
SPLAY9

6-letter words containing PLA (47)

BYPLAY14
HOOPLA10
PLACED11
PLACER10
PLACES10
PLACET10
PLACID11
PLACKS13
PLAGAL9
PLAGES9
PLAGUE10
PLAGUY12
PLAICE10
PLAIDS9
PLAINS8
PLAINT8
PLAITS8
PLANAR8
PLANCH12
PLANED9
PLANER8
PLANES8
PLANET8
PLANKS11
PLANTS8
PLAQUE17
PLASHY12
PLASMA10
PLASMS10
PLATAN8
PLATED9
PLATEN8
PLATER8
PLATES8
PLATYS10
PLAYAS10
PLAYED11
PLAYER10
PLAZAS16
POPLAR10
REPLAN8
REPLAY10
SPLAKE11
SPLASH10
SPLATS8
SPLAYS10
UPLAND10

7-letter words containing PLA (105)

APPLAUD13
BIPLANE11
BYPLAYS15
DEPLANE10
DISPLAY12
EMPLACE13
EXEMPLA17
EXPLAIN15
EXPLANT15
GUNPLAY13
HEXAPLA17
IMPLANT11
MISPLAY13
OUTPLAY12
PLACARD12
PLACATE11
PLACEBO13
PLACERS11
PLACING12
PLACKET14
PLAFOND13
PLAGUED12
PLAGUES11
PLAGUEY13
PLAINER9
PLAINLY11
PLAINTS9
PLAITED10
PLANCHE13
PLANETS9
PLANING10
PLANKED13
PLANNED10
PLANNER9
PLANTED10
PLANTER9
PLAQUES18
PLASMIC13
PLASTER9
PLASTIC11
PLATEAU10
PLATENS9
PLATING10
PLATOON9
PLATTER9
PLAUDIT11
PLAYACT13
PLAYDAY14
PLAYERS11
PLAYFUL15
PLAYING12
PLAYOFF17
PLAYPEN13
POPLARS11
REPLACE11
REPLAYS11
SPLASHY13
SPLAYED12
UPLANDS11
WHOOPLA14

The 60 most common shown, 45 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing PLA (182)

AIRPLANE10
ANYPLACE14
APPLAUDS14
APPLAUSE13
BIPLANES12
CHAPLAIN14
COMPLAIN14
DISPLACE13
DISPLAYS13
DOWNPLAY16
EGGPLANT12
EXEMPLAR18
EXPLAINS16
FOREPLAY15
IMPLANTS12
MISPLACE14
MISPLAYS14
OVERPLAY16
PLACARDS13
PLACATED13
PLACATES12
PLACEBOS14
PLACENTA12
PLACIDLY15
PLACKETS15
PLAGUING13
PLAINEST10
PLANKING14
PLANKTON13
PLANNERS10
PLANNING11
PLANTAIN10
PLANTERS10
PLANTING11
PLASTERS10
PLASTICS12
PLATEAUS11
PLATEFUL14
PLATFORM15
PLATINUM13
PLATOONS10
PLATTERS10
PLATYPUS15
PLAYABLE14
PLAYACTS14
PLAYBACK19
PLAYBILL14
PLAYMATE14
PLAYOFFS18
PLAYPENS14
PLAYROOM14
REPLACED13
REPLACES12
SPLASHED13
SPLASHES12
SPLATTER10
SUPPLANT13
TEMPLATE12
WHIPLASH17
WORDPLAY16

The 60 most common shown, 122 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing PLA (215)

AEROPLANE11
AIRPLANES11
APPLAUDED16
AQUAPLANE20
CHAPLAINS15
COMPLAINS15
COMPLAINT15
CYTOPLASM17
DISPLACED15
DISPLACES14
DISPLAYED15
DOWNPLAYS17
EGGPLANTS13
EXEMPLARS19
EXEMPLARY21
EXPLAINED18
FIREPLACE16
GANGPLANK16
HORSEPLAY15
IMPLANTED14
INTERPLAY13
MISPLACED16
MISPLACES15
MISPLAYED16
OUTPLAYED15
OVERPLAYS17
PLACARDED15
PLACATING14
PLACEMENT15
PLACENTAS13
PLACIDITY16
PLAINTIFF17
PLAINTIVE15
PLANETARY13
PLANTAINS11
PLASTERED12
PLATEAUED13
PLATEFULS15
PLATFORMS16
PLATITUDE13
PLATOONED12
PLAUSIBLE14
PLAUSIBLY16
PLAYACTED16
PLAYBACKS20
PLAYBILLS15
PLAYFULLY19
PLAYHOUSE16
PLAYMATES15
PLAYROOMS15
PLAYTHING16
REPLACING14
SHOWPLACE18
SOMEPLACE15
SPLASHING14
SPLATTERS11
SUPPLANTS14
SWORDPLAY17
UNDERPLAY15
WORKPLACE19

The 60 most common shown, 155 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing PLA (193)

AEROPLANES12
APPLAUDING17
AQUAPLANED22
AQUAPLANES21
BALLPLAYER16
BIRTHPLACE18
CHAPLAINCY20
COMPLACENT18
COMPLAINED17
COMPLAINER16
COMPLAINTS16
DISPLACING16
DISPLAYING16
DOWNPLAYED19
ESPLANADES13
EVERYPLACE20
EXPLAINING19
FIREPLACES17
GANGPLANKS17
HOUSEPLANT15
HYDROPLANE17
IMPLACABLE18
IMPLACABLY20
IMPLANTING15
MISPLACING17
MISPLAYING17
OUTPLAYING16
OVERPLAYED19
PLACARDING16
PLACEMENTS16
PLACENTALS14
PLAGIARISE13
PLAGIARISM15
PLAGIARIST13
PLAGIARIZE21
PLAINTIFFS18
PLANTATION12
PLASTERING13
PLASTICITY16
PLATEAUING14
PLATITUDES14
PLATOONING13
PLATYPUSES17
PLAYACTING17
PLAYGROUND17
PLAYHOUSES17
PLAYTHINGS17
PLAYWRIGHT20
PROTOPLASM16
SCREENPLAY16
SHOWPLACES19
SPLASHDOWN18
SPLASHIEST14
SPLATTERED13
STEPLADDER14
SUPPLANTED16
TRANSPLANT12
UNDERPLAYS16
WHIPLASHES19
WORKPLACES20

The 60 most common shown, 133 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing PLA (189)

ANGIOPLASTY16
AQUAPLANING23
BALLPLAYERS17
BIRTHPLACES19
BOILERPLATE15
BREASTPLATE15
COMMONPLACE21
COMPLACENCE21
COMPLACENCY23
COMPLAINANT17
COMPLAINERS17
COMPLAINING18
COMPLAISANT17
CONTEMPLATE17
DISPLAYABLE18
DOWNPLAYING20
EMPLACEMENT19
EXEMPLARILY23
EXEMPLARITY23
EXPLANATION19
EXPLANATIVE23
EXPLANATORY21
HOUSEPLANTS16
HYDROPLANED19
HYDROPLANES18
IMPLAUSIBLE18
IMPLAUSIBLY20
MARKETPLACE20
MULTIPLAYER18
OVEREXPLAIN23
OVERPLAYING20
PLACEHOLDER18
PLACEKICKED24
PLAGIARISED15
PLAGIARISES14
PLAGIARISMS16
PLAGIARISTS14
PLAGIARIZED23
PLAGIARIZES22
PLAINTIVELY19
PLANETARIUM16
PLANTATIONS13
PLASMOLYZED26
PLASMOLYZES25
PLASTICIZED24
PLAYFULNESS19
PLAYGROUNDS18
PLAYWRIGHTS21
REPLACEABLE17
REPLACEMENT17
SCREENPLAYS17
SPLASHDOWNS19
SPLATTERING14
STEPLADDERS15
SUPPLANTING17
TRANSPLANTS13
UNDERPLAYED18
UNEXPLAINED21
ZOOPLANKTER24
ZOOPLANKTON24

The 60 most common shown, 129 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing PLA (104)

BACKSPLASHES23
BREASTPLATES16
CHAPLAINCIES20
CHROMOPLASTS20
COMMONPLACES22
COMPLACENCES22
COMPLACENTLY22
COMPLAINANTS18
COMPLAISANCE20
CONTEMPLATED19
CONTEMPLATES18
COPPERPLATES20
COUNTERPLAYS19
DISPLACEABLE19
DISPLACEMENT19
ELECTROPLATE16
EMPLACEMENTS20
EXPLANATIONS20
EXPLANTATION20
HYDROPLANING20
HYPERPLASIAS20
HYPERPLASTIC22
IMPLANTATION16
KERATOPLASTY19
LEUKOPLAKIAS21
MARKETPLACES21
MISPLACEMENT20
MYCOPLASMATA22
NUCLEOPLASMS19
OUTPLACEMENT19
OVEREXPLAINS24
OVERPLANNING19
PHRAGMOPLAST21
PLACEKICKERS24
PLACEKICKING25
PLAGIARISING16
PLAGIARIZERS23
PLAGIARIZING24
PLAINCLOTHES18
PLANETARIUMS17
PLANISPHERIC20
PLANOGRAPHIC21
PLASMALEMMAS20
PLASMOLYZING27
PLASTERBOARD17
PLASTERWORKS20
PLASTICIZERS24
PLASTICIZING25
PLATEMAKINGS20
PLAUSIBILITY19
PLAYWRITINGS20
PROTOPLASMIC20
REPLACEMENTS18
SARCOPLASMIC20
SWORDPLAYERS20
TRANSPLANTED15
UNCOMPLACENT21
UNDERPLAYING19
ZOOPLANKTERS25
ZOOPLANKTONS25

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,208 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.72%) are containing PLA. Most of them, 215, have 9 letters. 526 start with PLA, 5 end with it and 677 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 PLA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,208 words containing PLA, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing PLA?

ZOOPLANKTONIC, worth 28 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PHYTOPLANKTONIC (28), PLATITUDINIZING (28) and PLASMOLYZING (27).

What are the most common words containing PLA?

EXPLANATORY, UNEXPLAINED, CONTEMPLATING, EXPLANATIONS, CONTEMPLATED and EXPLAINING. 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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