PISTOL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PISTOL 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 PISTOL?
| 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 PISTOL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTOL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTOL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PISTOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about PISTOL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PISTOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
A pistol differs from a rifle or shotgun mainly in size and the fact that it needs no shoulder stock to aim and fire it, which makes it easy to carry concealed or draw quickly. Early pistols held a single shot and had to be reloaded after every use, while later designs such as the revolver and the semi-automatic pistol could fire several rounds before reloading. The word is used both for the plain historical single-shot weapon and for the modern handguns carried by police officers today.
How PISTOL is used
Common in everyday speech, news reports, and historical writing about firearms and duels.
- He kept a loaded pistol in the drawer beside his bed.
- The duellists each carried a single pistol at dawn.
- Police officers on this force are issued a pistol rather than a rifle.
- She had never fired a pistol before the training course.
- The old pistol on display had not been fired in a century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISTOL
The 6 tiles of PISTOL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PISTOL
15 longer words begin with PISTOL.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTOL
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Common questions about PISTOL
- Is PISTOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTOL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTOL worth?
- PISTOL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTOL mean?
- A small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.
- What letters can be added to PISTOL?
- PISTOL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PISTOL:
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