PENCILINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PENCILINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
p3e1n1c3i1l1i1n1g2s1
PlayablePENCILINGS · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PENCILINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.7%
Our own measure of how useful PENCILINGS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENCILINGS
No single letter turns PENCILINGS into another word.
How PENCILINGS scores
Scrabble p3e1n1c3i1l1i1n1g2s1 15
Words with Friends p4e1n2c4i1l2i1n2g3s1 21
Face value of the 10 tiles in PENCILINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENCILINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENCILINGS
eclipsing14 penciling14 licensing12 silencing12 piecings13 splicing13 penicils12 ceilings11 cielings11 speiling11 spieling11 splining11 inclines10 enisling9 ensiling9 cleping12 cliping12 piecing12 spicing12 inclips11 pencils11 penicil11 piscine11 splenic11 ceiling10 censing10 cieling10 gilpies10 lisping10 peining10 peising10 pieings10 pigsnie10 pilings10 pingles10 scening10 slicing10 sliping10 sniping10 spignel10
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Common questions about PENCILINGS
- Is PENCILINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENCILINGS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENCILINGS worth?
- PENCILINGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENCILINGS?
- No single letter can be added to PENCILINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PENCILINGS:
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