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Pointing

p 3o 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of point

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pointing mean?

verb

  1. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    “I showed the customer the glove section”

    Synonymsindicatedesignateshow

  2. be oriented

    “The weather vane points North”

    Synonymsorient

  3. direct into a position for use

    “point a gun”

    Synonymschargelevel

  4. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

    Synonymssteermaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvredirect

  5. be a signal for or a symptom of

    “These symptoms indicate a serious illness”

    Synonymsbespeakbetokenindicatesignal

  6. sail close to the wind

    Synonymsluff

Definitions shown for point, the base form of pointing.

Is POINTING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is POINTING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3o 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
p 4o 1i 1n 2t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4o 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
p 3o 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in POINTING

Hooks for POINTING

Add one letter to the front or back of POINTING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pointings

Words that end like POINTING

Common words that share the ending -OINTING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

jointinganointingdisjointingappointingdisappointingpinpointing
All words ending in -OINTING

Pointing: quick answers

Is POINTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. POINTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is POINTING worth?
POINTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pointing mean?
pointing is the present participle of point, which means “indicate a place, direction, person, or thing”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in POINTING?
You can make 82 shorter words from POINTING, such as OPINING, PIONING, OPTING, PINING. See the full list.