PENALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PENALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENALISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENALISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENALISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENALISE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To punish someone, or to put them at an unfair disadvantage.
Referees penalise players for breaking the rules, and laws penalise certain acts with fines. The word also covers unfair side effects, as when a rule seems to penalise honest people more than cheats.
How PENALISE is used
The standard British spelling; American writers use the z form.
- The referee will penalise any shirt pulling.
- The new rule may penalise small businesses.
- Schools should not penalise pupils for being ill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PENALISE
The 8 tiles of PENALISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PENALISE
2 longer words begin with PENALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENALISE
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Common questions about PENALISE
- Is PENALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENALISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENALISE worth?
- PENALISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENALISE mean?
- To punish someone, or to put them at an unfair disadvantage.
- What letters can be added to PENALISE?
- PENALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENALISE:
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