Is PINTAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PINTAILED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PINTAILED mean?
Pintailed is a form of PINTAIL.
- noun
long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PINTAILED
PINTAILED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PINTAILED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pantiled11
- depaint10
- painted10
- patined10
- plained10
- plaited10
- planted10
- taliped10
- pantile9
- pintail9
- aliped9
- dipnet9
- elapid9
- lipide9
- pained9
- pandit9
- panted9
- pedant9
- pentad9
- pitied9
- planed9
- plated9
- pleiad9
- inedita8
- alpine8
- aplite8
- leptin8
- pantie8
- patine8
- penial8
- pineal8
- pineta8
- pinite8
- pintle8
- plaint8
- planet8
- platen8
- pliant8
- tiepin8
- adept8
- lipid8
- naped8
- padle8
- paled8
- paned8
- pated8
- pedal8
- piled8
- pined8
- plaid8
- plead8
- plied8
- taped8
- tepid8
- alined7
- denial7
- dental7
- dentil7
- detail7
- detain7
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