PANTILE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PANTILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANTILE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANTILE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANTILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANTILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PANTILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What does PANTILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A roofing tile with an S-shaped curve, laid so that each overlaps its neighbour.
The wavy profile of a pantile lets rainwater run down channels between the ridges, giving old farmhouse roofs their rippled look. These tiles are especially common on buildings of eastern England.
How PANTILE is used
Pantile is used in building and architecture, mostly in British contexts.
- Red pantile roofs line the harbour town.
- A cracked pantile let rain into the loft.
- The builder matched the new pantile to the old ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANTILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANTILE
2 longer words begin with PANTILE.
Shorter words from the letters in PANTILE
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Common questions about PANTILE
- Is PANTILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANTILE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANTILE worth?
- PANTILE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANTILE mean?
- A roofing tile with an S-shaped curve, laid so that each overlaps its neighbour.
- What letters can be added to PANTILE?
- PANTILE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PANTILE:
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