What does PLANE mean?

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

Meaning

noun

  1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets“the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
  2. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape“we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane”
  3. a level of existence or development“he lived on a worldly plane”
  4. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
  5. a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood“the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work”

verb

  1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane“The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood”
  2. travel on the surface of water
  3. make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane“plane the top of the door”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

planed9planes8planing10

Anagrams of PLANE

panel7 penal7plena7

Words inside PLANE

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

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Questions

Is PLANE a valid word in word games?

PLANE 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 PLANE worth?

PLANE 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 PLANE?

34 other words, including AN, PLAN, AL and LA.