POINTELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. POINTELS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POINTELS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POINTELS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTELS
No single letter turns POINTELS into another word.
How POINTELS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POINTELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POINTELS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POINTELS
- All 8 letters of POINTELS are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 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
Anagrams of POINTELS
The 8 tiles of POINTELS in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTELS
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Common questions about POINTELS
- Is POINTELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POINTELS is not in it.
- How many points is POINTELS worth?
- POINTELS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POINTELS?
- No single letter can be added to POINTELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POINTELS:
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