PENALISATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. PENALISATION is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PENALISATION?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PENALISATION is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PENALISATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PENALISATION scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in PENALISATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENALISATION has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PENALISATION

1 longer words begin with PENALISATION.

Shorter words from the letters in PENALISATION

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Common questions about PENALISATION

Is PENALISATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENALISATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PENALISATION worth?

PENALISATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PENALISATION?

PENALISATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.