Is POINTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POINTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POINTES mean?
Pointes is a form of POINT.
- noun
a geometric element that has position but no extension
“a point is defined by its coordinates”
- verb
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
“I showed the customer the glove section”
- noun
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
“she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street”
- noun
a brief version of the essential meaning of something
“get to the point”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 POINTES
POINTES 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 POINTES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from POINTES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pintoes9
- instep8
- netops8
- opines8
- pinots8
- pintos8
- piston8
- pitons8
- pointe8
- points8
- ponies8
- pontes8
- postie8
- postin8
- potsie8
- sopite8
- spinet8
- spinto8
- estop7
- inept7
- inspo7
- netop7
- opens7
- opine7
- opsin7
- peins7
- penis7
- peons7
- pesto7
- pines7
- pinot7
- pinto7
- pints7
- pions7
- piste7
- piton7
- poets7
- point7
- poise7
- pones7
- posit7
- snipe7
- spent7
- spine7
- spite7
- stipe7
- stope7
- topes7
- topis7
- epos6
- nips6
- nope6
- open6
- opes6
- opts6
- pein6
- pens6
- pent6
- peon6
- peso6
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