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Words starting with PLI

There are 51 words starting with PLI in the standard word-game list. The most common are plight, pliers, pliable, pliability, pliableness, pliably.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
plighta situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one12
pliersa gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws8
pliablesusceptible to being led or directed11
pliabilitythe property of being easily bent without breaking17
pliablenessThe state of being pliable; pliability.15
pliablyIn a pliable manner14
pliancythe property of being pliant and flexible14
pliantcapable of being influenced or formed8
pliantlyIn a pliant manner.13
pliantnessthe property of being pliant and flexible12
plicaa folded part (as in skin or muscle)9
plicalRelating to a plica or fold.10
plicatefold into pleats11
plicationan angular or rounded shape made by folding13
pliersomeone who plies a trade7
plighterOne who or that which plights, engages, or pledges.14
plightingThe act by which something is plighted or pledged.16
plimsollwaterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded12
plinkA short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound.11
plinkerA person who shoots at makeshift targets.13
plinkingA noise that plinks.15
plinthan architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)11
pliotronA hard vacuum triode.10
pliskyPractical joke15
plisseA fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.8

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