PITSAW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PITSAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITSAW?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITSAW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITSAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pitsawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITSAW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PITSAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does PITSAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A long two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks, with one sawyer standing above the log and one in a pit below.
The pitsaw had a handle at each end, and the timber was laid across a trench so that the top sawyer guided the cut while the lower man pulled down and took the falling sawdust. Before sawmills, it was how nearly all boards and beams were made, and the work was slow and hard. The trench that gave the saw its name is easy to forget, but it explains why the tool needed two people.
How PITSAW is used
Historical; seen in museums and in accounts of old carpentry.
- Two men worked the pitsaw all morning.
- The shipwright cut his planks with a pitsaw.
- A rusted pitsaw hung on the wall of the old barn.
- The man in the pit complained that the pitsaw left him covered in dust.
- Steam mills replaced the pitsaw in most towns by the late nineteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITSAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PITSAW
The 6 tiles of PITSAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PITSAW
1 longer words begin with PITSAW.
Shorter words from the letters in PITSAW
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Common questions about PITSAW
- Is PITSAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITSAW, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITSAW worth?
- PITSAW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITSAW mean?
- A long two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks, with one sawyer standing above the log and one in a pit below.
- What letters can be added to PITSAW?
- PITSAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PITSAW:
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