PISTOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PISTOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISTOLE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTOLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PISTOLE, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does PISTOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A gold coin of various values formerly used in several countries of Europe.
There was never one single pistole, because the value changed from country to country and over time. Writers of history and adventure fiction use the word for the coins that appear in old accounts of Spain, Italy and other lands.
How PISTOLE is used
Pistole appears in historical writing about old European money.
- The captain paid the guide with a single pistole.
- A pistole was a weighty coin in the old merchant trade.
- He kept a worn pistole as a keepsake from his travels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISTOLE
The 7 tiles of PISTOLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PISTOLE
8 longer words begin with PISTOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTOLE
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Common questions about PISTOLE
- Is PISTOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTOLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTOLE worth?
- PISTOLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTOLE mean?
- A gold coin of various values formerly used in several countries of Europe.
- What letters can be added to PISTOLE?
- PISTOLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PISTOLE:
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