Plies
/plaɪz/
noun
- A layer of material.
"two-ply toilet paper"
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
- Short for plywood.
- In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
"He proposed to build Deep Purple, a super-computer capable of 24-ply look-ahead for chess."
- A condition, a state.
verb
verb
- To work at (something) diligently.
"He plied his trade as carpenter for forty-three years."
- To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
"He plied his ax with bloody results."
- To press upon; to urge persistently.
"to ply someone with questions or solicitations"
- To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
"to ply someone with drink"
- To travel over (a route) regularly.
"The steamer plies between several ports on the coast."
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Plies"
Plies is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "plies" can be rearranged to form 5 other valid words.
Using "Plies" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "plies" is a low-scoring word.