PINTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PINTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINTLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINTLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINTLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pintlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does PINTLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A pin or bolt that forms the pivot on which a hinge, rudder, or similar part turns.
On a small boat, a pintle fits into a matching bracket called a gudgeon, and together the pair lets the rudder swing freely from side to side while staying attached to the hull. The same idea of a pivot pin appears outside boats too, in older gun carriages and wagon axles, wherever something needs to turn on a fixed point. Losing a pintle at sea can leave a rudder loose or entirely detached.
How PINTLE is used
Technical; common in nautical and mechanical contexts.
- The rudder slipped free after a pintle sheared off in the storm.
- He greased each pintle before remounting the rudder.
- The old gun carriage swung on a heavy iron pintle.
- A worn pintle let the hinge wobble instead of turning cleanly.
- The boatyard kept spare pintles for exactly this repair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PINTLE
The 6 tiles of PINTLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PINTLE
1 longer words begin with PINTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PINTLE
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Common questions about PINTLE
- Is PINTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINTLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINTLE worth?
- PINTLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINTLE mean?
- A pin or bolt that forms the pivot on which a hinge, rudder, or similar part turns.
- What letters can be added to PINTLE?
- PINTLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINTLE:
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