PENCILS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PENCILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
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PlayablePENCILS · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 385,985odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PENCILS?
| 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: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.57%
Our own measure of how useful PENCILS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENCILS
No single letter turns PENCILS into another word.
How PENCILS scores
Scrabble p3e1n1c3i1l1s1 11
Words with Friends p4e1n2c4i1l2s1 15
Face value of the 7 tiles in PENCILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
Anagrams of PENCILS
The 7 tiles of PENCILS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PENCILS
clipes10 pencil10 splice10 clines8 incels8 incles8 pensil8 spinel8 spline8 clipe9 clips9 epics9 sepic9 spice9 ceils7 ciels7 cines7 clies7 cline7 incel7 incle7 lipes7 peins7 penis7 piles7 pines7 plies7 since7 slice7 slipe7 snipe7 speil7 spiel7 spile7 spine7 elsin5 lenis5 liens5 lines5 nelis5
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Common questions about PENCILS
- Is PENCILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENCILS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENCILS worth?
- PENCILS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENCILS?
- No single letter can be added to PENCILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENCILS:
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