POINT — 5 letter word
point
The word point has 5 letters: P, O, I, N, T. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Point has 4 anagrams: pinot, pinto, piton, potin. As a noun, it means "the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip".
5 letter word "point": P O I N T — noun
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of point
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of point
noun
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip Synonyms: pointedness
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole Synonyms: item
- a geometric element that has position but no extension "a point is defined by its coordinates"
- the object of an activity "what is the point of discussing it?"
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list Synonyms: item
- a contact in the distributor Synonyms: distributor point
- sharp end of an object "I stuck the point of the knife into a tree and began to carve my lover's name."
- a wall socket Synonyms: power point
- the gun muzzle's direction "I was held up at the point of a gun." Synonyms: gunpoint
- an outstanding characteristic "Your acting was one of the high points of the movie." Synonyms: spot
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic "I know my bad points as well as my good points."
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something "get to the point"
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction Synonyms: decimal point, percentage point
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer "the point of the arrow was due north" Synonyms: head
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations Synonyms: stop
- the precise location of something
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water "they sailed south around the point"
- one percent of the total principal of a loan
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest "They scored 20 points in the first half."
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass "I checked the point on my compass." Synonyms: compass point
- a V shape "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" Synonyms: peak
- a very small circular shape "a row of points" Synonyms: dot
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process Synonyms: level
- an instant of time "at that point I had to leave" Synonyms: point in time
verb
- repair the joints of bricks "point a chimney" Synonyms: repoint
- give a point to Synonyms: taper
- be a signal for or a symptom of Synonyms: signal
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing Synonyms: show
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle "the dog pointed the dead duck"
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal Synonyms: place
- direct into a position for use "point a gun" Synonyms: charge
- be positionable in a specified manner "The gun points with ease"
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- mark with diacritics "point the letter"
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- sail close to the wind Synonyms: luff
- direct the course Synonyms: maneuver
- be oriented "The weather vane points North" Synonyms: orient
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