PENALISATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENALISATIONS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PENALISATIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENALISATIONS is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENALISATIONS
No single letter turns PENALISATIONS into another word.
How PENALISATIONS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PENALISATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENALISATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENALISATIONS
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Common questions about PENALISATIONS
- Is PENALISATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENALISATIONS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENALISATIONS worth?
- PENALISATIONS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENALISATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to PENALISATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PENALISATIONS:
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