Dictionary

Pontil

p ₃o ₁n ₁t ₁i ₁l ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

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

What does pontil mean?

We don’t have a definition for pontil yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is PONTIL a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 PONTIL worth?

Scrabble

8 pts

p ₃o ₁n ₁t ₁i ₁l ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

p ₄o ₁n ₂t ₁i ₁l ₂

Wordfeud

9 pts

p ₄o ₁n ₁t ₁i ₁l ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

p ₃o ₁n ₁t ₁i ₁l ₂

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

Words from the letters in PONTIL

Best shorter words top 30 of 57

pilot 7 pinot 7 pinto 7 piton 7 point 7 potin 7 lipo 6 pint 6 pion 6 plot 6 polt 6 pont 6 topi 6 lip 5 lop 5 nip 5 opt 5 pin 5 pit 5 poi 5 pol 5 pot 5 tip 5 top 5 into 4 lino 4 lint 4 lion 4 loin 4 loti 4

See all 57 words made from PONTIL

Hooks for PONTIL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pontile pontils

Pontil: quick answers

Is PONTIL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PONTIL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PONTIL worth?

PONTIL scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in PONTIL?

You can make 57 shorter words from PONTIL, such as PILOT, PINOT, PINTO, PITON. See the full list.