point: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of point
noun
- countable, uncountable
A small dot or mark. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
Example: The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.
- countable, uncountable
A small dot or mark. A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- countable, uncountable
A small dot or mark. A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
Example: 10.5 is "ten point five", or ten and a half.
- countable, uncountable
A small dot or mark. Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
Listed forms: points.
Source: Wiktionary — point.
intj
Point taken; understood; got it.
Source: Wiktionary — point.
verb
- intransitive
To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
Example: It's rude to point at other people.
- intransitive
To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
Example: The arrow of a compass points north
- intransitive
To face in a particular direction.
- figuratively, sometimes, transitive
To direct toward an object; to aim.
Example: to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort
Listed forms: points, pointing, pointed.
Source: Wiktionary — point.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for point.
noun
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
noun
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
noun
an instant of time
- point in time
noun
a V shape
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is point in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of point
P(3) + O(1) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of point
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from point
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in point. Showing up to 24, longest first.