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Is platoon a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word platoon is a Scrabble US word. The word platoon is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3L1A1T1O1O1N1

Is platoon a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word platoon is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3L1A1T1O1O1N1

Is platoon a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word platoon is a Words With Friends word. The word platoon is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4L2A1T1O1O1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

PLATOON,

6-letter words (1 found)

PONTAL,

5-letter words (10 found)

NAPOO,NOPAL,NOTAL,PANTO,PAOLO,PLANT,PLOAT,TALON,TOLAN,TONAL,

4-letter words (30 found)

ALOO,ALTO,ATOP,LANT,LOAN,LOON,LOOP,LOOT,LOTA,LOTO,NOLO,NOOP,NOTA,ONTO,OONT,OPAL,PANT,PLAN,PLAT,PLOT,POLO,POLT,PONT,POOL,POON,POOT,TOLA,TOOL,TOON,TOPO,

3-letter words (34 found)

ALP,ALT,ANT,APO,APT,LAP,LAT,LOO,LOP,LOT,NAP,NAT,NOO,NOT,OAT,ONO,OON,OOP,OOT,OPA,OPT,PAL,PAN,PAT,POA,POL,POO,POT,TAN,TAO,TAP,TON,TOO,TOP,

2-letter words (14 found)

AL,AN,AT,LA,LO,NA,NO,ON,OO,OP,PA,PO,TA,TO,

You can make 90 words from platoon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of platoon

platoon

Etymology

From obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton, from Middle French pelote + -on. Doublet of peloton. Compare pellet.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pləˈtuːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

platoon (plural platoons)

  1. (military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
  2. A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other.
  3. (education, historical) A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.

Translations

Verb

platoon (third-person singular simple present platoons, present participle platooning, simple past and past participle platooned)

  1. (baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
    Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon.
  2. (sports) To specialize in a particular position or playing style.
  3. Of self-driving vehicles: to travel in a close convoy, each vehicle communicating electronically with the others.

See also

  • platoon system

Source: wiktionary.org