PISTOLERO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PISTOLERO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISTOLERO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTOLERO is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTOLERO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pistolerosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTOLERO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PISTOLERO, 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 | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISTOLERO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PISTOLERO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who carries and shoots a pistol, especially a gunman in a Spanish-speaking region.
Westerns and adventure novels use pistolero for a hired gun with a menacing look. The word was borrowed from Spanish, which gives it a distinctly Mexican or Latin American flavour.
How PISTOLERO is used
Film and fiction writers favour pistolero over the plain word gunman.
- A lone pistolero rode into the dusty town.
- The pistolero tipped his hat and walked away.
- The bandit hired a young pistolero as a guard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTOLERO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISTOLERO
The 9 tiles of PISTOLERO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PISTOLERO
1 longer words begin with PISTOLERO.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTOLERO
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Common questions about PISTOLERO
- Is PISTOLERO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTOLERO, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTOLERO worth?
- PISTOLERO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTOLERO mean?
- A man who carries and shoots a pistol, especially a gunman in a Spanish-speaking region.
- What letters can be added to PISTOLERO?
- PISTOLERO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PISTOLERO:
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