PENCHANTS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PENCHANTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
p3e1n1c3h4a1n1t1s1
PlayablePENCHANTS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PENCHANTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful PENCHANTS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENCHANTS
No single letter turns PENCHANTS into another word.
How PENCHANTS scores
Scrabble p3e1n1c3h4a1n1t1s1 16
Words with Friends p4e1n2c4h3a1n2t1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PENCHANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENCHANTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENCHANTS
penchant15 enchants13 hepcats14 patches14 pechans14 pschent14 chasten12 enchant12 haptens12 natches12 catneps11 nascent9 chapes13 cheaps13 hepcat13 pechan13 spetch13 canehs11 chants11 chaste11 cheats11 encash11 hances11 hapten11 naches11 sachet11 scathe11 shapen11 snatch11 spathe11 stanch11 stench11 taches11 aspect10 catnep10 epacts10 pances10 pecans10 hasten9 hennas9
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Common questions about PENCHANTS
- Is PENCHANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENCHANTS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENCHANTS worth?
- PENCHANTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENCHANTS?
- No single letter can be added to PENCHANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PENCHANTS:
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