Definitions for plights

plights plight

Spelling: [plahyt]
IPA: /plaɪt/

Plights is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 152 anagrams from letters in plights (ghilpst).

Definitions for plights

noun

  1. a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one:
  2. Archaic. pledge.

verb (used with object)

  1. to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
  2. to bind (someone) by a pledge, especially of marriage.
  3. to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.

Origin of plights

1350-1400; Middle English plit fold, condition, bad condition Anglo-French (cognate with Middle French pleit plait) fold, manner of folding, condition; spelling appa

Examples for plights

In this plight I came upon him, and challenged him to stand and face me.

It was horrible to plead to him but the panic of her plight drove her on.

Daniels says, championing the plight of an ethical news producer.

The international community should do more to protect the plight of these people.

Such has been the plight thus far of Anne Hathaway on the Interstellar promo tour.

You see me in the plight in which I came out of the packet within this half-hour.

At these words I became eloquent, as young madmen in my plight do.

There seems to be a proactive disregard for knowing or caring about their lives and plight.

In most cases, no wants to talk about sexual assault, the rape-kit backlog, or the plight of victims and their families.

He had one hand still upon her arm, and he was laughing openly at her plight.

Word Value for plights
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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