Is PINTAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PINTAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PINTAILS mean?
Pintails 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
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 PINTAILS
PINTAILS 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.
Anagrams of PINTAILS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PINTAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alpinist10
- antislip10
- tailspin10
- pianist9
- pintail9
- plaints9
- lapins8
- lipins8
- paints8
- pastil8
- patins8
- pintas8
- pistil8
- plains8
- plaint8
- plaits8
- plants8
- pliant8
- ptisan8
- spinal8
- spital8
- splint8
- inapt7
- lapin7
- lapis7
- lipas7
- lipin7
- nipas7
- pails7
- pains7
- paint7
- palis7
- pants7
- patin7
- piani7
- pians7
- pilis7
- pinas7
- pinta7
- pints7
- pitas7
- plain7
- plait7
- plans7
- plant7
- plats7
- slipt7
- spail7
- spait7
- spilt7
- splat7
- split7
- tapis7
- tipis7
- instal6
- instil6
- isatin6
- alps6
- laps6
- lipa6
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