Definition of plaintive

"plaintive" in the adjective sense

1. mournful, plaintive

expressing sorrow

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Quotations for plaintive

Light griefs are plaintive, but great ones are dumb. [ Seneca ]

plaintive in Scrabble®

The word plaintive is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters plaintive:

PLAINTIVE
(135)
PLAINTIVE
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

ilvaite, pentail, pintail, tailpin

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word plaintive

PLAINTIVE
(135)
PLAINTIVE
(135)
PLAINTIVE
(90)
PLAINTIVE
(90)
PLAINTIVE
(60)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(54)
PLAINTIVE
(54)
PLAINTIVE
(45)
PLAINTIVE
(45)
PLAINTIVE
(45)
PLAINTIVE
(44)
PLAINTIVE
(42)
PLAINTIVE
(38)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(32)
PLAINTIVE
(30)
PLAINTIVE
(30)
PLAINTIVE
(30)
PLAINTIVE
(30)
PLAINTIVE
(30)
PLAINTIVE
(28)
PLAINTIVE
(28)
PLAINTIVE
(28)
PLAINTIVE
(24)
PLAINTIVE
(24)
PLAINTIVE
(20)
PLAINTIVE
(20)
PLAINTIVE
(19)
PLAINTIVE
(19)
PLAINTIVE
(18)
PLAINTIVE
(18)
PLAINTIVE
(17)
PLAINTIVE
(17)
PLAINTIVE
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In plaintive

PLAINTIVE
(135)
PLAINTIVE
(135)
ILVAITE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PLAINTIVE
(90)
PLAINTIVE
(90)
ILVAITE
(90 = 40 + 50)
PENTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAILPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PINTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PINTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
ILVAITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAILPIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
ILVAITE
(83 = 33 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ILVAITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ILVAITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
PINTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
TAILPIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ILVAITE
(78 = 28 + 50)
PENTAIL
(77 = 27 + 50)
TAILPIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
PINTAIL
(77 = 27 + 50)
TAILPIN
(76 = 26 + 50)
PINTAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
PENTAIL
(76 = 26 + 50)
PINTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
PINTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TAILPIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ILVAITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ILVAITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ILVAITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ILVAITE
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PINTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PINTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TAILPIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
ILVAITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
TAILPIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TAILPIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
TAILPIN
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PINTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PINTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PINTAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
PENTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PENTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PENTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
ILVAITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
ILVAITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ILVAITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
ILVAITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ILVAITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
PENTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PENTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PENTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
ILVAITE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
TAILPIN
(70 = 20 + 50)
PINTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PENTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PENTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PENTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PENTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
TAILPIN
(68 = 18 + 50)
TAILPIN
(68 = 18 + 50)
PINTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
TAILPIN
(68 = 18 + 50)
PENTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PINTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PINTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
TAILPIN
(68 = 18 + 50)
TAILPIN
(68 = 18 + 50)
PINTAIL
(68 = 18 + 50)
PENTAIL
(67 = 17 + 50)
PINTAIL
(67 = 17 + 50)
TAILPIN
(67 = 17 + 50)
ILVAITE
(66 = 16 + 50)
ILVAITE
(65 = 15 + 50)
ILVAITE
(65 = 15 + 50)
PINTAIL
(64 = 14 + 50)
PINTAIL
(64 = 14 + 50)
TAILPIN
(64 = 14 + 50)
PENTAIL
(64 = 14 + 50)
PENTAIL
(64 = 14 + 50)
ILVAITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
ILVAITE
(64 = 14 + 50)
PENTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
PENTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
PINTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
PINTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
ILVAITE
(63 = 13 + 50)
PINTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
TAILPIN
(63 = 13 + 50)
PENTAIL
(63 = 13 + 50)
TAILPIN
(63 = 13 + 50)
TAILPIN
(63 = 13 + 50)
TAILPIN
(63 = 13 + 50)
ILVAITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
TAILPIN
(62 = 12 + 50)
ILVAITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ILVAITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ILVAITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
ILVAITE
(62 = 12 + 50)
PINTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
TAILPIN
(61 = 11 + 50)
PENTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PINTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PINTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PENTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
TAILPIN
(61 = 11 + 50)
PENTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
TAILPIN
(61 = 11 + 50)
PINTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PENTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PINTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PENTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PENTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
PINTAIL
(61 = 11 + 50)
TAILPIN
(61 = 11 + 50)
ILVAITE
(61 = 11 + 50)
TAILPIN
(61 = 11 + 50)
TAILPIN
(60 = 10 + 50)
PINTAIL
(60 = 10 + 50)
PENTAIL
(60 = 10 + 50)
PLAINTIVE
(60)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(54)
PLAINTIVE
(54)
PLAINTIVE
(45)
PLAINTIVE
(45)
PLAINTIVE
(45)
PLAINTIVE
(44)
PLAINTIVE
(42)
NATIVE
(39)
VENIAL
(39)
INVITE
(39)
VAPE
(39)
VALENT
(39)
PLAINTIVE
(38)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
VITAE
(36)
VITAL
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PAVE
(36)
NAIVE
(36)
ALIVE
(36)
VENAL
(36)
VALET
(36)

plaintive in Words With Friends™

The word plaintive is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters plaintive:

PLAINTIVE
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

ilvaite, pentail, pintail, tailpin

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word plaintive

PLAINTIVE
(198)
PLAINTIVE
(120)
PLAINTIVE
(120)
PLAINTIVE
(92)
PLAINTIVE
(90)
PLAINTIVE
(88)
PLAINTIVE
(84)
PLAINTIVE
(80)
PLAINTIVE
(76)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(66)
PLAINTIVE
(60)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PLAINTIVE
(48)
PLAINTIVE
(44)
PLAINTIVE
(40)
PLAINTIVE
(40)
PLAINTIVE
(40)
PLAINTIVE
(40)
PLAINTIVE
(38)
PLAINTIVE
(38)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(36)
PLAINTIVE
(30)
PLAINTIVE
(28)
PLAINTIVE
(26)
PLAINTIVE
(26)
PLAINTIVE
(25)
PLAINTIVE
(25)
PLAINTIVE
(25)
PLAINTIVE
(24)
PLAINTIVE
(24)
PLAINTIVE
(23)
PLAINTIVE
(23)
PLAINTIVE
(22)
PLAINTIVE
(22)
PLAINTIVE
(22)
PLAINTIVE
(22)
PLAINTIVE
(21)
PLAINTIVE
(20)
PLAINTIVE
(20)
PLAINTIVE
(20)
PLAINTIVE
(19)
PLAINTIVE
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In plaintive

PLAINTIVE
(198)
PLAINTIVE
(120)
PLAINTIVE
(120)
PINTAIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
ILVAITE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENTAIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
TAILPIN
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENTAIL
(95 = 60 + 35)
PINTAIL
(95 = 60 + 35)
PLAINTIVE
(92)
PLAINTIVE
(90)
PINTAIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
PENTAIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
ILVAITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TAILPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
TAILPIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
PLAINTIVE
(88)
PLAINTIVE
(84)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
ILVAITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
ILVAITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ILVAITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
ILVAITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PINTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PINTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ILVAITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PINTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PINTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PINTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ILVAITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PINTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
PENTAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TAILPIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLAINTIVE
(80)
ILVAITE
(79 = 44 + 35)
VALENT
(78)
VENIAL
(78)
PINTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
PINTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
TAILPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
ILVAITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
TAILPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
ILVAITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
ILVAITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PINTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
TAILPIN
(77 = 42 + 35)
ILVAITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PINTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
ILVAITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PLAINTIVE
(76)
PINTAIL
(75 = 40 + 35)
TAILPIN
(75 = 40 + 35)
PENTAIL
(75 = 40 + 35)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
PLAINTIVE
(72)
LEPTIN
(69)
INVITE
(69)
PINEAL
(69)
ILVAITE
(69 = 34 + 35)
PENTAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TAILPIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
PINTAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
PENTAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
PENTAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
ILVAITE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TAILPIN
(67 = 32 + 35)
PINTAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
PINTAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
PILATE
(66)
PLAINTIVE
(66)
VALENT
(66)
VENIAL
(66)
PLANET
(63)
TAILPIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
NATIVE
(63)
TAILPIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PENTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
TAILPIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
TAILPIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PENTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PLIANT
(63)
TAILPIN
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
ILVAITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ILVAITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PENTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
VENAL
(63)
ILVAITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
VAPE
(63)
ILVAITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
INVITE
(63)
ALPINE
(63)
PENTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
ILVAITE
(63 = 28 + 35)
PENTAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
PINTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
ILVAITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PENTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
TAILPIN
(61 = 26 + 35)
PENTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
PINTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
ILVAITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
TAILPIN
(61 = 26 + 35)
ILVAITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PENTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
TAILPIN
(61 = 26 + 35)
ILVAITE
(61 = 26 + 35)
PINTAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
TAILPIN
(61 = 26 + 35)
VALET
(60)
VITAL
(60)
PATINE
(60)
ALIVE
(60)
PLAINTIVE
(60)
NAIVE
(60)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
PENTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINTAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
TAILPIN
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
ILVAITE
(59 = 24 + 35)
PINEAL
(57)
PAVE
(57)
VALE
(57)
VAIN
(57)
VANE
(57)
VIAL
(57)
PENTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
ALPINE
(57)
VILE
(57)
PLANET
(57)
VEAL
(57)
TAILPIN
(57 = 22 + 35)
VENT
(57)
TAILPIN
(57 = 22 + 35)
VEIN
(57)
LEPTIN
(57)
VITAE
(57)
PLIANT
(57)
VELA
(57)
PINTAIL
(57 = 22 + 35)
VINE
(57)
VEIL
(57)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PINTAIL
(56 = 21 + 35)
PENTAIL
(56 = 21 + 35)
PLAINTIVE
(56)
PINTAIL
(55 = 20 + 35)
PENTAIL
(55 = 20 + 35)
PENTAIL
(55 = 20 + 35)
PINTAIL
(55 = 20 + 35)
ILVAITE
(54 = 19 + 35)
PLAIN
(54)
PILATE
(54)
ILVAITE
(54 = 19 + 35)

Words containing the sequence plaintive

Words that start with plaintive (3 words)

Words with plaintive in them (1 word)

Words that end with plaintive (1 word)

Word Growth involving plaintive

Shorter words in plaintive

ai lain plain

in lain plain

la lain plain

Longer words containing plaintive

plaintively

plaintiveness