plain

ADJECTIVENOUNVERBADVERB /pleɪn/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P

plain is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3L1A1I1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does plain mean?

ADJECTIVE · 7 SENSES
1

Not mixed with extraneous elements.

“plain water”

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2

Not elaborate or elaborated; simple.

“plain food”

“stuck to the plain facts”

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3

Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.

“made his meaning plain”

“it is plain that he is no reactionary”

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4

Free from any effort to soften to disguise.

“the plain and unvarnished truth”

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5

Lacking embellishment or ornamentation.

“a plain hair style”

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6

Lacking patterns especially in color.

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7

Lacking in physical beauty or proportion.

“a plain girl with a freckled face”

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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side.

2

Extensive tract of level open land.

“they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain”

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

“My mother complains all day”

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').

“You are plainly wrong”

“he is plain stubborn”

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