PIVOTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PIVOTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIVOTAL?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIVOTAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIVOTAL
No single letter turns PIVOTAL into another word.
How PIVOTAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIVOTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PIVOTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of great importance because other things depend on it.
A pivotal moment is a turning point that changes how events go afterwards. The word takes its image from a pivot, the central point on which something turns. Historians and journalists use it for decisive scenes, decisions and people.
How PIVOTAL is used
Pivotal is common in news, history and business writing.
- She played a pivotal role in the negotiations.
- The battle was a pivotal event of the war.
- A pivotal vote decided the future of the bill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIVOTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIVOTAL
1 longer words begin with PIVOTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PIVOTAL
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Common questions about PIVOTAL
- Is PIVOTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIVOTAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIVOTAL worth?
- PIVOTAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIVOTAL mean?
- Of great importance because other things depend on it.
- What letters can be added to PIVOTAL?
- No single letter can be added to PIVOTAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIVOTAL:
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