PONTIFF is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PONTIFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PONTIFF?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONTIFF is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONTIFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pontiffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONTIFF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PONTIFF, 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 | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does PONTIFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pontiff comes from the old Roman title for a high priest and now almost always means the Pope. Newspapers like it as a variation on the plainer word Pope. It carries a solemn, slightly elevated tone.
How PONTIFF is used
Pontiff is common in news reports and formal prose about the papacy, as in the phrase supreme pontiff.
- The pontiff greeted the crowd from the balcony.
- Visitors waited hours to glimpse the pontiff during his tour.
- A new pontiff was chosen by the cardinals in conclave.
- The pontiff called for peace in his Christmas address.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONTIFF and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PONTIFF
1 longer words begin with PONTIFF.
Shorter words from the letters in PONTIFF
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Common questions about PONTIFF
- Is PONTIFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONTIFF, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONTIFF worth?
- PONTIFF is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONTIFF mean?
- The Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- What letters can be added to PONTIFF?
- PONTIFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PONTIFF:
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