PONTIFY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PONTIFY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PONTIFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONTIFY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONTIFY
No single letter turns PONTIFY into another word.
How PONTIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PONTIFY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
Words starting with PONTIFY
1 longer words begin with PONTIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in PONTIFY
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Common questions about PONTIFY
- Is PONTIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PONTIFY is not in it.
- How many points is PONTIFY worth?
- PONTIFY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PONTIFY?
- No single letter can be added to PONTIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PONTIFY:
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