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Is pitfall a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pitfall is a Scrabble US word. The word pitfall is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3I1T1F4A1L1L1

Is pitfall a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pitfall is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3I1T1F4A1L1L1

Is pitfall a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pitfall is a Words With Friends word. The word pitfall is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4I1T1F4A1L2L2

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7-letter words (1 found)

PITFALL,

5-letter words (3 found)

FLAIL,PILAF,PLAIT,

4-letter words (27 found)

ALIF,ALIT,FAIL,FALL,FIAT,FILA,FILL,FLAP,FLAT,FLIP,FLIT,LATI,LIFT,LILT,LIPA,PAIL,PALI,PALL,PIAL,PILA,PILL,PITA,PLAT,TAIL,TALI,TALL,TILL,

3-letter words (26 found)

AFT,AIL,AIT,ALF,ALL,ALP,ALT,APT,FAP,FAT,FIL,FIT,ILL,ITA,LAP,LAT,LIP,LIT,PAL,PAT,PIA,PIT,TAI,TAP,TIL,TIP,

2-letter words (12 found)

AI,AL,AT,FA,IF,IT,LA,LI,PA,PI,TA,TI,

You can make 69 words from pitfall according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pitfall

pitfall

Etymology

First recorded use in the 14th century from pit +‎ fall in the sense of "pit trap, pit snare", from Old English fealle (“trap, snare”), from Proto-Germanic *fallą, *fallaz (“a fall, trap”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pōl-. Cognate with German Falle (“trap, snare”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: pĭtʹfôl, IPA(key): /ˈpɪtfɔːl/
  • (US) enPR: pĭtʹfäl, IPA(key): /ˈpɪtfɔl/

Noun

pitfall (plural pitfalls)

  1. (figurative) A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
    Synonym: trap
  2. (literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.
    Synonym: trapping pit
  3. (computing) An antipattern.
    Synonyms: antipattern, dark pattern
  4. (mining) Subsidence below ground in a mine, which can cause the ground level above to drop.

Hyponyms

  • ifs, ands, or buts

Derived terms

  • pitfall and gin
  • pitfalled

Translations

Further reading

  • pitfall (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org