plaintive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
/ˈpleɪntɪv/
Definition of plaintive
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
“a typically plaintive song from Radiohead”
“I can see by your plaintive smile something is wrong, so spill it.”
“When my wife and I heard a plaintive whinny from our laundry room the other day, we knew that our old dryer had cycled its last load.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English pleintif, plentyff, from Old French pleintif (“aggrieved, lamenting”) (whence modern French plaintif), from plainte (“lament, complaint”); see plaint. Doublet of plaintiff.
Words you can make from plaintive
200+ playable · top: INVITAL (10 pts)
Best play invital 10 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
27 words- ALEVIN 9 pts
- ALVINE 9 pts
- INVITE 9 pts
- LEVANT 9 pts
- NATIVE 9 pts
- VALINE 9 pts
- VEINAL 9 pts
- VENIAL 9 pts
- VINEAL 9 pts
- ALPINE 8 pts
- APLITE 8 pts
- LEPTIN 8 pts
- PANTIE 8 pts
- PATINE 8 pts
- PENIAL 8 pts
- PINEAL 8 pts
- PINETA 8 pts
- PINITE 8 pts
- PINTLE 8 pts
- PLAINT 8 pts
- PLANET 8 pts
- PLATEN 8 pts
- PLIANT 8 pts
- TIEPIN 8 pts
- ENTAIL 6 pts
- TENAIL 6 pts
- TINEAL 6 pts
5-letter words
55 words- PAVIN 10 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- ANVIL 8 pts
- LEVIN 8 pts
- LIVEN 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NAVEL 8 pts
- NIVAL 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VENAL 8 pts
- VINAL 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- INAPT 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- LAPIN 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- LIPIN 7 pts
- PAINT 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATIN 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PIANI 7 pts
- PIETA 7 pts
- PILEA 7 pts
- PILEI 7 pts
- PINTA 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- PLAIT 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLANT 7 pts
- PLATE 7 pts
- PLEAT 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- TEPAL 7 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LITAI 5 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
4-letter words
93 words- PAVE 9 pts
- VAPE 9 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- VAIL 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VENT 7 pts
- VIAL 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VINA 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PILI 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PINE 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- PLAT 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- TIPI 6 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
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