POINTINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. POINTINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3o1i1n1t1i1n1g2s1
PlayablePOINTINGS · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POINTINGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful POINTINGS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTINGS
No single letter turns POINTINGS into another word.
How POINTINGS scores
Scrabble p3o1i1n1t1i1n1g2s1 12
Words with Friends p4o1i1n2t1i1n2g3s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in POINTINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POINTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTINGS
pionings11 pointing11 positing11 sopiting11 opining10 pioning10 poising10 posting10 sniping10 spiting10 spongin10 stoping10 pinions9 poitins9 spinoni9 noising8 ointing8 stoning8 tignons8 tonings8 gipons9 opting9 pingos9 pining9 posing9 poting9 siping9 spigot9 toping9 pinion8 pinons8 pinots8 pintos8 piston8 pitons8 points8 poitin8 postin8 potins8 spinto8
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Common questions about POINTINGS
- Is POINTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and POINTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is POINTINGS worth?
- POINTINGS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POINTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to POINTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POINTINGS:
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