PONTON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PONTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PONTON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONTON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pontonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONTON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PONTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 236,518.
What does PONTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticalhistorical
A floating structure, such as a boat or hollow float, used to support a temporary bridge across a river or to help raise a sunken vessel.
A ponton, spelled pontoon in modern English, was linked side by side with others to carry a roadway across water where no permanent bridge existed, a technique armies relied on for centuries to move troops and supplies quickly. The same floating principle let engineers attach a ponton beneath a partly sunken ship to help lift it back toward the surface. Because pontoon has become the standard modern spelling, ponton now turns up mostly in older military and engineering accounts.
How PONTON is used
An older spelling of pontoon, found chiefly in older military engineering and historical writing.
- Engineers lashed together a line of pontons to cross the river.
- The old manual describes how to anchor a ponton bridge in a current.
- Divers attached a ponton to help raise the sunken barge.
- Troops crossed on a ponton bridge before the enemy could react.
- Each ponton was roped to the next to keep the roadway steady.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONTON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PONTON
7 longer words begin with PONTON.
Shorter words from the letters in PONTON
Common questions about PONTON
- Is PONTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONTON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONTON worth?
- PONTON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONTON mean?
- A floating structure, such as a boat or hollow float, used to support a temporary bridge across a river or to help raise a sunken vessel.
- What letters can be added to PONTON?
- PONTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PONTON:
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