POINTY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. POINTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POINTY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POINTY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POINTY
No single letter turns POINTY into another word.
How POINTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in POINTY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does POINTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Ending in a sharp tip, or having sharp tips.
Pointy is the everyday word for the shape of a thing that narrows to a spike, such as a hat, a shoe or an ear. It sounds more casual than pointed, which can also mean sharp in speech or meaning, whereas pointy usually describes plain physical form. Children and cooks alike use it when they want a quick, concrete picture.
How POINTY is used
Informal; mostly for physical shapes.
- The witch wore a tall, pointy hat.
- Keep the pointy end of the stake facing down.
- He has pointy elbows that dig in when he hugs.
- The mountain showed a pointy summit against the sky.
- She kicked off her pointy shoes at the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POINTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in POINTY
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Common questions about POINTY
- Is POINTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POINTY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POINTY worth?
- POINTY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POINTY mean?
- Ending in a sharp tip, or having sharp tips.
- What letters can be added to POINTY?
- No single letter can be added to POINTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of POINTY:
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