Pitons
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of piton, referring to the metal spikes with an eyelet for threading a rope that climbers hammer into rock or ice as anchor points.
“The mountaineer drove a row of pitons into the cliff face to secure the climbing rope.”
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Wordle
Contains vowels I and O, the ONS ending is a common plural pattern appearing in batons and tons
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The P and T together give decent scoring, PITON is a useful base word and the S extends it cleanly
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