What It Scores
PIVOTAL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 I1 V4 O1 T1 A1 L1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 62 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In PIVOTAL
99 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
5 letter words (14)
4 letter words (31)
ALITALTOATOPIOTALATILIPALIPOLOTALOTIOPALOVALPAILPIALPILAPITAPLATPLOTPOLTTAILTALITOILTOLATOPIVAILVALIVIALVIOLVITAVOIPVOLAVOLT
3 letter words (38)
AILAITALPALTAPOAPTAVOITALAPLATLAVLIPLITLOPLOTOATOILOPTOVAPALPATPAVPIAPITPOAPOIPOLPOTTAITAOTAPTAVTILTIPTOPVATVIAVOL
2 letter words (16)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.