POIGNANT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POIGNANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POIGNANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 POIGNANT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POIGNANT
No single letter turns POIGNANT into another word.
How POIGNANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POIGNANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POIGNANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POIGNANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing a sharp feeling of sadness or regret.
A poignant scene stirs sympathy and a little pain, such as an old soldier at a memorial. The word comes from an older sense of pricking or sharpness, which is why it can still describe a piercing taste or smell.
How POIGNANT is used
Used in reviews, memoirs and everyday talk about moving moments.
- The film ends on a poignant note.
- It was poignant to see the empty house again.
- Her speech was short but poignant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POIGNANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POIGNANT
1 longer words begin with POIGNANT.
Shorter words from the letters in POIGNANT
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Common questions about POIGNANT
- Is POIGNANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POIGNANT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POIGNANT worth?
- POIGNANT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POIGNANT mean?
- Causing a sharp feeling of sadness or regret.
- What letters can be added to POIGNANT?
- No single letter can be added to POIGNANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POIGNANT:
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