PENTATHLETE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PENTATHLETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTATHLETE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTATHLETE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTATHLETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentathletesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTATHLETE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENTATHLETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTATHLETE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTATHLETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An athlete who competes in a pentathlon, a contest made up of five events.
A pentathlete must be good at several different sports rather than a single one. In the modern pentathlon the events are fencing, swimming, riding, running and shooting.
How PENTATHLETE is used
Used in sports reporting about the Olympics and athletics.
- The pentathlete won gold after a flawless ride.
- Every pentathlete trains in five very different disciplines.
- A young pentathlete from the club qualified for the finals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTATHLETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTATHLETE
1 longer words begin with PENTATHLETE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTATHLETE
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Common questions about PENTATHLETE
- Is PENTATHLETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTATHLETE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTATHLETE worth?
- PENTATHLETE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTATHLETE mean?
- An athlete who competes in a pentathlon, a contest made up of five events.
- What letters can be added to PENTATHLETE?
- PENTATHLETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENTATHLETE:
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