There are 16 words that start with 'pontif'.
| pontiff | pontifex |
| pontiffs | pontific |
| pontifical | pontifices |
| pontificals | pontificate |
| pontifically | pontificated |
| pontificates | pontificator |
| pontificating | pontification |
| pontificators | pontifications |
Note: These 16 words that start with 'pontif' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.