OINT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. OINT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OINT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OINT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OINT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OINT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What does OINT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To anoint; to smear or rub with oil or ointment.
To oint something is to spread oil, grease or a healing ointment over it. Later English kept only the longer word anoint for this same action. The short form oint appears in old poetry and translations and has dropped out of ordinary speech.
How OINT is used
Archaic; found mainly in older poetry and translations, not in current writing.
- The old verse tells how the priest did oint the wound with balm.
- They would oint the wood to keep it from cracking in the sun.
- The healer would oint the bruise with a mixture of herbs and fat.
- He read a line that said to oint the feet before the journey.
- The translation keeps the old word oint rather than the modern anoint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OINT
The 4 tiles of OINT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OINT
5 longer words begin with OINT.
Words ending in OINT
Showing 24 of 60 words that end in OINT. Useful as a back hook: play OINT onto a word already on the board.
Words with OINT inside
Showing 24 of 201 words that contain OINT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OINT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OINT
Common questions about OINT
- Is OINT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OINT is not in it.
- How many points is OINT worth?
- OINT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OINT mean?
- To anoint; to smear or rub with oil or ointment.
- What letters can be added to OINT?
- OINT takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OINT:
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