PITCHPOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PITCHPOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITCHPOLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITCHPOLE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITCHPOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITCHPOLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PITCHPOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITCHPOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PITCHPOLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
nautical
To capsize end over end, as a boat whose stern is thrown forward over its bow in heavy seas.
Sailors use pitchpole for the dramatic forward somersault of a vessel on a steep wave, quite different from a sideways roll. The word can also name a tumbling flip of any kind.
How PITCHPOLE is used
Mostly a sailing term, used when a small boat is flipped stern over bow by a wave.
- The dinghy began to pitchpole as it slid down the face of the wave.
- Crews fear that a boat may pitchpole in a following sea.
- He nearly managed to pitchpole the little skiff on the first morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITCHPOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PITCHPOLE
2 longer words begin with PITCHPOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PITCHPOLE
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Common questions about PITCHPOLE
- Is PITCHPOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITCHPOLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITCHPOLE worth?
- PITCHPOLE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITCHPOLE mean?
- To capsize end over end, as a boat whose stern is thrown forward over its bow in heavy seas.
- What letters can be added to PITCHPOLE?
- PITCHPOLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PITCHPOLE:
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