PIOLET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PIOLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIOLET?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIOLET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIOLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pioletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIOLET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PIOLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does PIOLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short ice axe used by mountaineers for balance, cutting steps, and self-arrest on snow and ice.
A piolet combines a pick for chopping into ice, an adze for cutting footholds, and a spike at the base for planting into snow as a walking aid, all on one shaft short enough to carry easily. The French name has stayed attached to the tool in English mountaineering writing even though most climbers simply say ice axe in conversation. Modern piolets are far lighter than the wooden-shafted versions used a century ago.
How PIOLET is used
Technical; used mainly in mountaineering and climbing writing.
- She planted the piolet into the slope and hauled herself up.
- A broken piolet left him without a way to arrest his slide.
- The guide checked every client's piolet before the climb.
- Old piolets had wooden shafts far heavier than today's models.
- He swung the piolet's pick into the ice for a handhold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIOLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIOLET
The 6 tiles of PIOLET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PIOLET
1 longer words begin with PIOLET.
Shorter words from the letters in PIOLET
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Common questions about PIOLET
- Is PIOLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIOLET, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIOLET worth?
- PIOLET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIOLET mean?
- A short ice axe used by mountaineers for balance, cutting steps, and self-arrest on snow and ice.
- What letters can be added to PIOLET?
- PIOLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIOLET:
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