pitchpole
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 9
/ˈpɪt͡ʃpoʊl/
(US)
Definition of pitchpole
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
“Pitchpoling is the most dangerous way a boat can capsize.”
“Pitchpoling occurs when the bow buries itself in the wave ahead while the wave behind lifts the aft section up and over.”
“The advanced design of new cats makes pitchpoling less likely.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pitch + pole.
Words you can make from pitchpole
200+ playable · top: CHIPOTLE (15 pts)
Best play chipotle 15 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
35 words- EPOCH 12 pts
- HIPPO 12 pts
- PITCH 12 pts
- CHIEL 10 pts
- CHILE 10 pts
- CHOIL 10 pts
- CHOLI 10 pts
- CLOTH 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- LETCH 10 pts
- LICHT 10 pts
- LOCHE 10 pts
- TOPHE 10 pts
- TOPHI 10 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- CLIPT 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PIPET 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- HELIO 8 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- LITHO 8 pts
- THIOL 8 pts
- THOLE 8 pts
- LOCIE 7 pts
- LOTIC 7 pts
- OLEIC 7 pts
- PILOT 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TELOI 5 pts
- TOILE 5 pts
4-letter words
68 words- CHIP 11 pts
- CHOP 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- CHIT 9 pts
- ECHO 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HELP 9 pts
- HOLP 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- ITCH 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- LICH 9 pts
- LOCH 9 pts
- OCHE 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PHOT 9 pts
- PITH 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- TOPH 9 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- CLOP 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- EPIC 8 pts
- PEPO 8 pts
- PICE 8 pts
- PIPE 8 pts
- PLOP 8 pts
- POPE 8 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLT 7 pts
- LOTH 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- CLOT 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- PELT 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- PLOT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TOIL 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
3-letter words
58 words- CHI 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- COP 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- PEP 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- PIP 7 pts
- POP 7 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- LOP 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POL 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
2-letter words
18 wordsHooks
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