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Is PITY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PITY mean?

  1. noun

    a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

    “the blind are too often objects of pity”

  2. verb

    share the suffering of

  3. noun

    an unfortunate development

    “it's a pity he couldn't do it”

  4. noun

    the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4

P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 9 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 PITY

PITY 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 PITY

The 6 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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