PONTIFICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PONTIFICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
p3o1n1t1i1f4i1c3a1l1
PlayablePONTIFICAL · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PONTIFICAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful PONTIFICAL is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONTIFICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pontificalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONTIFICAL scores
Scrabble p3o1n1t1i1f4i1c3a1l1 17
Words with Friends p4o1n2t1i1f4i1c4a1l2 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in PONTIFICAL, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PONTIFICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PONTIFICAL
4 longer words begin with PONTIFICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PONTIFICAL
fictional14 plication13 pontific15 califont13 optician12 platinic12 platonic12 talionic10 faction12 fiction12 finical12 folacin12 inflict12 aplitic11 capitol11 caption11 cipolin11 coalpit11 optical11 paction11 picolin11 politic11 topical11 tailfin10 tinfoil10 pinitol9 pintail9 confit11 falcon11 ficain11 flacon11 olfact11 atopic10 caplin10 catnip10 copita10 inclip10 lipoic10 pianic10 pionic10
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Common questions about PONTIFICAL
- Is PONTIFICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONTIFICAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONTIFICAL worth?
- PONTIFICAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PONTIFICAL?
- PONTIFICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PONTIFICAL:
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