PISTOLETS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. PISTOLETS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PISTOLETS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTOLETS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTOLETS
Front hooks — 1
epistoletsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PISTOLETS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PISTOLETS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISTOLETS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PISTOLETS mean in Scrabble?
PISTOLETS is the plural of PISTOLET.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTOLETS
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Common questions about PISTOLETS
- Is PISTOLETS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PISTOLETS is not in it.
- How many points is PISTOLETS worth?
- PISTOLETS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PISTOLETS?
- PISTOLETS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PISTOLETS:
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