Pleat

/pliːt/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Pleat

noun

A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.
A plait.

verb

To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
To plait.

Anagrams of Pleat

6 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "pleat":

leapt lepta palet petal plate tepal

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "pleat" and rearranging:

+ccaplet placet

+nplanet platen

+papplet lappet

+rpalter plater

+spalest palets pastel petals plates

Related Word Patterns

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Letter Values

p3

l1

e1

a1

t1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Pleat

achromat acrobat aerobat aerosat aerostat afloat airboat amadavat anastigmat antifat antistat apparat

Related 5-Letter Words

pacas paced pacer paces pacey pacha packs pacts paddy padis padle padre padri paean paeon

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Pleat"

Pleat is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "pleat" can be rearranged to form 6 other valid words.

Using "Pleat" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "pleat" is a low-scoring word.