PUNTO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PUNTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNTO?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNTO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
puntosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNTO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUNTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does PUNTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A thrust or hit made with the point of a sword, especially in the historical Italian and Spanish schools of fencing.
A punto was a direct thrust delivered with the tip of the blade rather than a cut made with its edge, and old fencing manuals used the term to set this technique apart from a slashing stroke. Masters of the Italian school taught several named variations, refining exactly how the sword arm and body should move to land a clean punto on an opponent. The word passed into English fencing writing straight from Italian, where punto simply means point.
How PUNTO is used
A historical fencing term, now found mainly in old fencing manuals and writing about the history of swordplay.
- The fencing master demonstrated a swift punto to the chest.
- Old manuals describe several named variations of the punto.
- He countered the attack with a well-timed punto.
- The instructor traced the punto back to Italian dueling schools.
- A clean punto could end a duel in a single move.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNTO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUNTO
The 5 tiles of PUNTO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUNTO
1 longer words begin with PUNTO.
Words ending in PUNTO
1 words end in PUNTO. Useful as a back hook: play PUNTO onto a word already on the board.
Words with PUNTO inside
1 words contain PUNTO in the middle. Words that start with PUNTO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNTO
Common questions about PUNTO
- Is PUNTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNTO, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNTO worth?
- PUNTO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNTO mean?
- A thrust or hit made with the point of a sword, especially in the historical Italian and Spanish schools of fencing.
- What letters can be added to PUNTO?
- PUNTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUNTO:
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