Plaids
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of plaid, referring to cloths woven with a crisscross pattern of intersecting coloured stripes, characteristic of Scottish clan tartans.
“The shop window was full of plaids in various clan tartans ready for the highland games.”
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Wordle
Contains vowels A and I, the AIDS cluster at the end appears in braids and maids as well
Scrabble
The D and S together make a clean and useful finish, PLAID is a solid base word and the S extends it with ease
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