Words by starting letters

Words Starting With PLI

There are 74 words that start with PLI, from 4 letters to 13. The highest scoring is PLIGHTFUL at 18 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 12.5 points.

Words Starting With PLI: What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • PLIGHT noun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  • PLIERS noun a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
  • PLICA noun a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
  • PLIED verb form of PLY: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • PLIER noun someone who plies a trade
  • PLIES verb form of PLY: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • PLIANT adjective capable of being influenced or formed
  • PLINTH noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
  • PLIABLE adjective susceptible to being led or directed
  • PLIANCY noun the property of being pliant and flexible

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

PAC · PAD · PAE · PAG · PAI · PAK · PAL · PAM · PAN · PAP · PAR · PAS · PAT · PAU · PAV · PAW · PAY · PEA · PEB · PEC · PED · PEE · PEG · PEI

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