What It Scores
PLODS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud. The letters break down as P3 L1 O1 D2 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In PLODS
34 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.
4 letter words (11)
3 letter words (16)
2 letter words (7)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.