The word pointer is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • pointer n. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
  • pointer n. A teacher’s pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
  • pointer n. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading…

27 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANYTHING ARROW COMPONENT CURRENT DEVICE FOR INDICATES IS LIKE MEASURING NEEDLE OF OR POINTER POINTING POINTS READING ROD STICK TEACHER THAT THE TIME TIMEPIECE USED WITH

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ER IN INTER OI OINT PO POI POINT POINTE TE

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET IO OP RE RET

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

PROTEIN PTERION REPOINT TROPINE

9 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

COINTER JOINTER NOINTER PAINTER POINDER POINTED POINTEL POINTES PRINTER

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

POINTE

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

POINTIER

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

POINTERS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

APPOINTERS

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

APPOINTER

18 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ATROPINE
+C ENTROPIC INCEPTOR PRETONIC
+D DIPTERON
+H TRIPHONE
+I POINTIER POITRINE
+L TERPINOL TOPLINER
+M ORPIMENT
+O INOTROPE
+S POINTERS PORNIEST PROTEINS REPOINTS TROPINES
+U ERUPTION

13 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E TROPIN
-N PROTEI
-O NIPTER PTERIN
-P NORITE ORIENT TONIER
-R POINTE PONTIE
-T ORPINE PERNIO PIONER PROINE

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 9916 chance (0.01%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 42887 chance.

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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