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Is plethora a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word plethora is a Scrabble US word. The word plethora is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is plethora a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word plethora is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is plethora a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word plethora is a Words With Friends word. The word plethora is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

PLETHORA,

7-letter words (6 found)

EPHORAL,LOATHER,PHORATE,PROLATE,RATHOLE,TAPHOLE,

6-letter words (22 found)

HALTER,HARLOT,LATHER,LOATHE,LORATE,LOTHER,PALTER,PAROLE,PATROL,PELOTA,PETROL,PLATER,PORTAL,POTALE,POTHER,PROTEA,REPLOT,TEPHRA,TERAPH,THALER,THORPE,THREAP,

5-letter words (80 found)

ALEPH,ALERT,ALTER,ALTHO,APERT,APORT,APTER,ARTEL,EARTH,EPHOR,ETHAL,HALER,HAOLE,HATER,HEART,HELOT,HEPAR,HOPER,HORAL,HOTEL,LATER,LATHE,LEAPT,LEPRA,LEPTA,LOATH,LOPER,LOTAH,OATER,OLPAE,OPERA,OPTER,ORATE,OTHER,PALER,PALET,PAREO,PARLE,PAROL,PATER,PEARL,PEART,PELTA,PETAL,PETAR,PHARE,PLATE,PLEAT,PLOAT,POLAR,POLER,PORAE,PORAL,PORTA,POTAE,PRATE,PROLE,RALPH,RAPHE,RATEL,RATHE,REALO,REPLA,REPOT,ROATE,ROTAL,TALER,TAPER,TEPAL,THALE,THOLE,THORP,THRAE,THROE,TOLAR,TOPER,TOPHE,TORAH,TRAPE,TROPE,

4-letter words (126 found)

AERO,ALOE,ALTO,APER,ARET,ARLE,ATOP,EARL,EATH,EORL,EPHA,HAET,HALE,HALO,HALT,HARE,HARL,HARO,HARP,HART,HATE,HEAL,HEAP,HEAR,HEAT,HELO,HELP,HEPT,HERL,HERO,HOAR,HOER,HOLE,HOLP,HOLT,HOPE,HORA,HORE,HOTE,LAER,LARE,LATE,LATH,LEAP,LEAR,LEAT,LEHR,LEPT,LERP,LOPE,LORE,LOTA,LOTE,LOTH,OATH,OLEA,OLPE,OPAH,OPAL,ORAL,ORLE,PALE,PARE,PART,PATE,PATH,PEAL,PEAR,PEAT,PELA,PELT,PERT,PHAT,PHOT,PLAT,PLEA,PLOT,POET,POLE,POLT,PORE,PORT,POTE,PRAO,PRAT,PROA,RALE,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RATH,RATO,REAL,REAP,REPO,RHEA,ROHE,ROLE,ROPE,ROTA,ROTE,ROTL,TAEL,TAHR,TALE,TAPE,TARE,TARO,TARP,TEAL,TEAR,TEHR,TELA,TEPA,THAE,THAR,THRO,TOEA,TOLA,TOLE,TOPE,TOPH,TORA,TORE,TRAP,TROP,

3-letter words (83 found)

ALE,ALP,ALT,APE,APO,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAO,HAP,HAT,HEP,HER,HET,HOA,HOE,HOP,HOT,LAH,LAP,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEP,LET,LOP,LOR,LOT,OAR,OAT,OLE,OPA,OPE,OPT,ORA,ORE,ORT,PAH,PAL,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEH,PEL,PER,PET,PHO,PHT,POA,POH,POL,POT,PRE,PRO,RAH,RAP,RAT,REH,REO,REP,RET,RHO,ROE,ROT,TAE,TAO,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEL,THE,THO,TOE,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (26 found)

AE,AH,AL,AR,AT,EA,EH,EL,ER,ET,HA,HE,HO,LA,LO,OE,OH,OP,OR,PA,PE,PO,RE,TA,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 345 words from plethora according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of plethora

plethora

Etymology

From Late Latin plēthōra, from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) +‎ -η (-ē, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: plĕʹthərə, plĕʹdhərə, plĭthôʹrə, IPA(key): /ˈplɛθəɹə/, /ˈplɛðəɹə/, /plɪˈθɔːɹə/
  • (General American) enPR: plĕʹthərə, IPA(key): /ˈplɛθəɹə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Noun

plethora (countable and uncountable, plural plethorae or plethoras)

  1. (usually followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
    • 1817, Francis Jeffrey, review of Lalla Rookh, in the Edinburgh Review
      He labours under a plethora of wit and imagination.
    • 1986, Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, Randy Newman, ¡Three Amigos! (film)
      Jefe: We have many beautiful piñatas for your birthday celebration, each one filled with little surprises!
      El Guapo: How many piñatas?
      Jefe: Many piñatas, many!
      El Guapo: Jefe, would you say I have a plethora of piñatas?
      Jefe: A what?
      El Guapo: A plethora.
      Jefe: Oh yes, El Guapo. You have a plethora.
  2. (medicine) Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.

Synonyms

  • (excess, abundance): glut, myriad, surfeit, superfluity, slew

Hypernyms

  • (excess of blood in the skin): hyperemia, hyperperfusion, congestion, engorgement, injection

Coordinate terms

  • (excess of blood in the skin): flushing, blushing, floridity, ruddiness

Related terms

  • plethoric

Translations

See also

  • erythema
  • rash

References

  • “plethora” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
    Pronounced: /ˈplɛθərə/, /plɪˈθɔərə/.

Anagrams

  • Althorpe, traphole, tropheal

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness, satiety”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “to be full”) +‎ -η (-ē, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pleˈto.ra/, [pleˈt̪ɔːrä]

Noun

plēthōra f (genitive plēthōrae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) plethora

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Descendants

  • → English: plethora

Source: wiktionary.org