What does PLAN mean?

Pronunciation
/plæn/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Very common

Meaning

verb

  1. have the will and intention to carry out some action“He plans to be in graduate school next year”
  2. make plans for something“He is planning a trip with his family”
  3. make or work out a plan for; devise“They contrived to murder their boss”
  4. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form“design a better mousetrap”

noun

  1. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished“they drew up a six-step plan”
  2. an arrangement scheme“the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult”
  3. scale drawing of a structure“the plans for City Hall were on file”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

plans7

Anagrams of PLAN

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PLAN

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

alp5lap5 nap5 pal5 pan5 al2an2la2 na2pa4

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Questions

Is PLAN a valid word in word games?

PLAN 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 PLAN worth?

PLAN is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PLAN?

10 other words, including AN, AL, LA and PA.