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PLIGHTING

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What PLIGHTING Means

PLIGHTING is a form of PLIGHT, which means:

  1. noun: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one“finds himself in a most awkward predicament”
  2. noun: a solemn pledge of fidelity
  3. verb: give to in marriage
  4. verb: promise solemnly and formally“I pledge that I will honor my wife”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PLIGHTING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 I1 G2 H4 T1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In PLIGHTING

77 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.

8 letter words (2)

7 letter words (4)

6 letter words (6)

5 letter words (10)

4 letter words (21)

3 letter words (27)

2 letter words (7)

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