POINTILLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POINTILLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
p3o1i1n1t1i1l1l1i1s1m3
PlayablePOINTILLISM · 11 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept POINTILLISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.36
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.73%
Our own measure of how useful POINTILLISM is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTILLISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POINTILLISM scores
Scrabble p3o1i1n1t1i1l1l1i1s1m3 15
Words with Friends p4o1i1n2t1i1l2l2i1s1m4 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in POINTILLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POINTILLISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POINTILLISM
3 longer words begin with POINTILLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTILLISM
pillionist12 minipills13 minipill12 mispoint12 millions10 pillions10 pinitols10 illision8 stillion8 plimsol11 lionism9 million9 pillion9 pilotis9 pinitol9 poitins9 pollist9 pontils9 instill7 lintols7 impost10 impots10 inmost8 limits8 lipins8 mislit8 monist8 pilots8 pinots8 pintos8 pistil8 pistol8 piston8 pitons8 points8 poitin8 pontil8 postil8 postin8 potins8
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Common questions about POINTILLISM
- Is POINTILLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POINTILLISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POINTILLISM worth?
- POINTILLISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POINTILLISM?
- POINTILLISM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of POINTILLISM:
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