What does PLAIN mean?

Pronunciation
/pleɪn/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
  2. not elaborate or elaborated; simple“plain food”
  3. lacking patterns especially in color
  4. not mixed with extraneous elements“plain water”
  5. free from any effort to soften to disguise“the plain and unvarnished truth”
  6. lacking embellishment or ornamentation“a plain hair style”
  7. lacking in physical beauty or proportion“a homely child”

noun

  1. extensive tract of level open land“they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

plains8plained10plainer9plainest10plaining11

Anagrams of PLAIN

lapin7

Words inside PLAIN

33 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

anil4lain4nail4 pail6pain6 pina6plan6 ail3ain3alp5ani3lap5 lin3lip5 nap5 nil3nip5pal5 pan5 pia5pin5 ai2 al2an2in2 la2 li2 na2pa4 pi4

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Questions

Is PLAIN a valid word in word games?

PLAIN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PLAIN worth?

PLAIN is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PLAIN?

33 other words, including IN, AN, PLAN and AL.