Definitions For Pontil

Noun

PONTIL (plural PONTILs) (glassblowing) A punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. :

Derived terms

pontil mark

Alternative forms

puntil, puntel pontee, ponty, punte, punty

Etymology

From , from or puntello, diminutive of punto, from . .

See also

Anagrams

Lipton, Pilton

Is Pontil a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES

Scrabble US YES

Scrabble UK YES

English International (SOWPODS) YES

Scrabble Global YES

Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble

8

Words with Friends

11

The word Pontil is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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