PONS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PONS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PONS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONS
No single letter turns PONS into another word.
How PONS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does PONS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A band of nerve fibres in the brainstem that connects the medulla oblongata with the rest of the brain.
The pons sits in the brainstem and links the medulla oblongata below it to the midbrain above, carrying signals between the brain and the spinal cord and helping to control functions such as breathing and sleep. Its name comes from the Latin word for bridge, describing the connecting role it plays.
How PONS is used
Technical anatomical term, used in medicine and biology rather than everyday speech.
- The scan showed a small lesion in the pons.
- Damage to the pons can affect breathing and eye movement.
- The pons connects the medulla oblongata to the midbrain.
- Students learn about the pons as part of the brainstem in anatomy class.
- Nerve fibres cross through the pons on their way to the cerebellum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PONS
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in PONS. Useful as a back hook: play PONS onto a word already on the board.
Words with PONS inside
Showing 24 of 64 words that contain PONS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PONS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PONS
Common questions about PONS
- Is PONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONS worth?
- PONS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONS mean?
- A band of nerve fibres in the brainstem that connects the medulla oblongata with the rest of the brain.
- What letters can be added to PONS?
- No single letter can be added to PONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PONS:
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