POINTILLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. POINTILLE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept POINTILLE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POINTILLE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTILLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pointillesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POINTILLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POINTILLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POINTILLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POINTILLE
1 longer words begin with POINTILLE.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTILLE
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Common questions about POINTILLE
- Is POINTILLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POINTILLE is not in it.
- How many points is POINTILLE worth?
- POINTILLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POINTILLE?
- POINTILLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POINTILLE:
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