Is PLATYPUS a word?
PLATYPUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PLATYPUS is a valid word.
What does platypus mean?
noun: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PLATYPUS: word details
- Pronunciation: PLA-tuh-puus (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside platypus
Words you can make from the letters of platypus.
Solve a whole rack, not just PLATYPUS
PLATYPUS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PLATYPUS mean?
PLATYPUS is a noun. It means: small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae.
Is PLATYPUS a valid word?
Yes, PLATYPUS is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.