PITON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PITON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pitonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PITON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PITON
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 PITON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A metal spike or peg with a ring at one end, hammered into rock or ice to anchor a climbing rope.
A piton is driven into a crack with a hammer and left in place, or removed afterward if the climb allows it, giving a fixed point through which a rope can run. Older pitons were simple steel spikes, but modern climbing favours removable gear that leaves no mark on the rock, so pitons now appear mostly on older or harder routes. The word comes from French, where it can mean a peg or a peak, and the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has two mountains called the Pitons because of their sharp, spike-like shape. Climbers still carry a few pitons for icy or crumbling rock where other anchors will not hold.
How PITON is used
A specialist mountaineering term, met mainly in climbing accounts and equipment lists.
- He hammered a piton into the crack before clipping in his rope.
- The old route was studded with rusting pitons left by earlier climbers.
- Without a piton to anchor the rope, the pitch would have been far riskier.
- She carried three pitons for the icy section near the summit.
- The guide explained how to test a piton before trusting it with a fall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PITON
The 5 tiles of PITON in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PITON
1 longer words begin with PITON.
Words with PITON inside
1 words contain PITON in the middle. Words that start with PITON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PITON
Common questions about PITON
- Is PITON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITON, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITON worth?
- PITON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITON mean?
- A metal spike or peg with a ring at one end, hammered into rock or ice to anchor a climbing rope.
- What letters can be added to PITON?
- PITON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PITON:
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