PONTIFEX is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PONTIFEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PONTIFEX?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONTIFEX is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONTIFEX
No single letter turns PONTIFEX into another word.
How PONTIFEX scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PONTIFEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PONTIFEX has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PONTIFEX
- All 8 letters of PONTIFEX are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PONTIFEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of the chief college of priests in ancient Rome, whose head was the pontifex maximus.
The Latin title is often explained as bridge-maker, though its origin is debated. The pontifex oversaw sacred law and the calendar, and the later papal title descends from it.
How PONTIFEX is used
Pontifex is used in Roman history and in discussions of the origin of papal titles.
- Each pontifex helped to supervise the sacred rites of the city.
- Caesar was elected chief pontifex long before he was dictator.
- The word pontifex is the ancestor of the English "pontiff".
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONTIFEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PONTIFEX
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Common questions about PONTIFEX
- Is PONTIFEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONTIFEX, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONTIFEX worth?
- PONTIFEX is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONTIFEX mean?
- A member of the chief college of priests in ancient Rome, whose head was the pontifex maximus.
- What letters can be added to PONTIFEX?
- No single letter can be added to PONTIFEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PONTIFEX:
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