What PLOSIVES Means
PLOSIVES is a form of PLOSIVE, which means:
- noun: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it“his stop consonants are too aspirated”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PLOSIVES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 L1 O1 S1 I1 V4 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In PLOSIVES
202 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.
7 letter words (3)
6 letter words (19)
OLIVESPELVISPILOSEPLISSEPOISESPOLEISPOLIESPOSIESPOSSIESLIPESSLIVESSLOPESSOLIVESOLVESSPEILSSPIELSSPILESSPOILSVOILES
5 letter words (55)
ELOPSEVILSISLESLEVISLIPOSLISPSLIVESLOESSLOIPELOPESLOSESLOVESOLIVEOLPESOVELSPESOSPILESPISESPISOSPLIESPOISEPOLESPOLISPOSESPOSSESEILSSILESSILOSSIPESSLIPESLIPSSLIVESLOESSLOPESLOPSSLOVESOILSSOLEISOLESSOLVESPEILSPEOSSPIELSPIESSPILESPIVSSPOILVEILSVIOLSVISESVLEISVLIESVOILEVOIPSVOLES
4 letter words (69)
EPOSEVILEVOSISLEISOSLEISLEPSLESSLEVOLIESLIPELIPOLIPSLISPLIVELOPELOPSLOSELOSSLOVEOILSOLESOLPEOPESOSESOVELPELSPESOPIESPILEPISEPISOPLIEPOISPOLEPOLSPOSEPOSSPSISSEILSEISSELSSEPSSIESSILESILOSIPESIPSSLIPSLOESLOPSOILSOLESOLISOLSSOPSSOVSSPIESPIVVEILVIESVILEVIOLVISEVLEIVOESVOIPVOLEVOLS
3 letter words (41)
ELSESSEVOIOSISOLEILEPLESLEVLIELIPLISLOPLOSOESOILOISOLEOPEOPSOSEPELPESPIEPISPOIPOLPOSPSISEISELSIPSISSOLSOPSOSSOVVIEVISVOEVOL
2 letter words (15)
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