What FOOTPLATES Means
FOOTPLATES is a form of FOOTPLATE, which means:
- noun: the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
FOOTPLATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 O1 O1 T1 P3 L1 A1 T1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In FOOTPLATES
542 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (1)
8 letter words (5)
7 letter words (15)
APOSTLEAPTOTESFLATTOPFOLATESFOOTLESPALETOTPATTLESPELOTASPELTASTPOOTLESPOTALESPOTTLESTEAPOTSTOOLSETTOOTLES
6 letter words (52)
APTESTAPTOTEASLOPEASTOOPFESTALFETTASFLOATSFLOTASFLOTESFOETALFOLATEFOOTLELATESTLATTESLOOFASLOTTESLOTTOSOFTESTOSTEALPALESTPALETSPASTELPATTESPATTLEPELOTAPELTASPETALSPLASTEPLATESPLEATSPLOATSPOOTLEPOSOLEPOSTALPOTAESPOTALEPOTATOPOTTLEPOTTOSSALOOPSAPOTESEPTALSOLATESTAPLESTEALTSTOOPETAPETSTASLETTEAPOTTEPALSTOOTLETOTALS
5 letter words (160)
AFOOTALEFSALEFTALOESALOFTALOOFALOOSALTOSELOPSESTOPETATSFALSEFATESFATSOFEALSFEASTFEATSFELTSFESTAFETALFETASFETTAFETTSFLAPSFLATSFLEASFLOATFLOESFLOPSFLOTAFLOTEFOALSFOOLSFOOTSLAPSELATTELEAFSLEAPSLEAPTLEASTLEATSLEFTSLEPTALOAFSLOASTLOFTSLOOFALOOFSLOOPSLOOSELOOTSLOPESLOTASLOTESLOTOSLOTTELOTTOOLEOSOLPAEOLPESOPALSOTTOSPALESPALETPAOLOPASEOPASTEPATESPATTEPEALSPEATSPELASPELFSPELTAPELTSPESTOPETALPETTOPLASTPLATEPLATSPLEASPLEATPLOATPLOTSPOETSPOLESPOLOSPOLTSPOOLSPOOTSPOTAEPOTESPOTTOPOTTSPSOAESALEPSALETSALOPSALTOSEPALSEPTASETALSLATESLEPTSLOOPSLOOTSLOPESOFTASOOLESOOTESOTOLSPALESPALTSPATESPEALSPEATSPELTSPLATSPOOFSPOOLSPOOTSTALESTATESTEALSTELASTEPTSTOAESTOATSTOEPSTOLESTOOLSTOOPSTOPESTOPTTAELSTALESTAPESTAPETTASTETATESTEALSTEATSTELOSTEPALTEPASTESLATESTATOASTTOEASTOFTSTOLASTOLESTOLTSTOOLSTOOTSTOPESTOPOSTOTALTOTES
4 letter words (192)
ALEFALESALFSALOEALOOALPSALSOALTOALTSAPESAPOSAPSEAPSOAPTSATESATOPEASTEATSEFTSELFSELTSEPOSETASETATFASTFATEFATSFEALFEATFELTFESTFETAFETSFETTFLAPFLATFLEAFLOEFLOPFOALFOESFOOLFOOTFOPSLAPSLASELASTLATELATSLEAFLEAPLEASLEATLEFTLEPSLEPTLESTLETSLOAFLOFTLOOFLOOPLOOSLOOTLOPELOPSLOSELOSTLOTALOTELOTOLOTSOAFSOASTOATSOLEAOLEOOLESOLPEOOFSOOPSOOSEOOTSOPALOPESOPTSOTTOPALEPALSPASEPASTPATEPATSPEALPEASPEATPELAPELFPELSPELTPESOPESTPETSPLATPLEAPLOTPOASPOETPOLEPOLOPOLSPOLTPOOLPOOSPOOTPOSEPOSTPOTEPOTSPOTTSAFESAFTSALESALPSALTSATESEALSEATSELFSEPTSETASETTSLAESLAPSLATSLOESLOPSLOTSOAPSOFASOFTSOLASOLESOLOSOOLSOOPSOOTSPAESPATSPETSPOTSTAPSTATSTEPSTETSTOASTOPSTOTTAELTAESTALETAOSTAPETAPSTATETATSTEALTEASTEATTEFSTELATELSTELTTEPATESTTETSTOEATOESTOFTTOLATOLETOLTTOOLTOOTTOPETOPOTOPSTOSATOSETOSTTOTETOTS
3 letter words (91)
AFTALEALFALPALSALTAPEAPOAPTASPATEATSATTEASEATEFSEFTELFELSELTESTETAFAEFAPFASFATFESFETFOEFOPLAPLASLATLEALEPLESLETLOOLOPLOSLOTOAFOATOESOFTOLEOOFOOPOOSOOTOPEOPSOPTOSEPALPASPATPEAPELPESPETPOAPOLPOSPOTPSTSAESALSAPSATSEASELSETSOLSOPSOTSPATAETAOTAPTASTATTEATEFTELTESTETTOETOOTOPTOT
2 letter words (26)
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