PENCILLING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PENCILLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENCILLING?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENCILLING is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENCILLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pencillingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENCILLING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PENCILLING, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENCILLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENCILLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The activity of drawing or writing with a pencil, or the marks made that way.
In British spelling the l is doubled. Pencilling can describe a sketching technique, light preliminary marks on a page, or the act of putting something in a diary provisionally.
How PENCILLING is used
Pencilling is the British spelling, while American usage writes it with a single l.
- The pencilling on the map was faint but still readable.
- Careful pencilling comes first, and the ink is added later.
- She went over her pencilling in black ink to make it permanent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENCILLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENCILLING
1 longer words begin with PENCILLING.
Shorter words from the letters in PENCILLING
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Common questions about PENCILLING
- Is PENCILLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENCILLING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENCILLING worth?
- PENCILLING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENCILLING mean?
- The activity of drawing or writing with a pencil, or the marks made that way.
- What letters can be added to PENCILLING?
- PENCILLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PENCILLING:
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