Pleat

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

a fold in fabric made by doubling material over

“The skirt featured a sharp pleat down the front.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/pliːt/

Related Words

Synonyms

plaitruffleplicate

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Wordle

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Words Related to Pleat

Anagrams of Pleat

Words that use exactly the same letters as “pleat”.

leapt lepta palet patel pelta petal plate tepal

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pleat” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bleat cleat plead pleas ploat

Words you can make from Pleat

Shorter words formed from the letters in “pleat”.

atle late pale tale tape

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pleat”.

planet plates

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