Is PENICIL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENICIL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PENICIL worth?

PENICIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PENICIL?

PENICIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PENICIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. PENICIL 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.

p3e1n1i1c3i1l1

PlayablePENICIL · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 385,985odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PENICIL?

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: 53 / 100

53WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.57

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.29%

Our own measure of how useful PENICIL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PENICIL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

penicils12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PENICIL scores

Scrabble p3e1n1i1c3i1l1 11

Words with Friends p4e1n2i1c4i1l2 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in PENICIL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
e	1	12
n	1	6
i	2	9
c	1	2
l	1	4

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.

Words starting with PENICIL

penicils12 penicilli13 penicillia14 penicillin14 penicillus14 penicillate15 penicillins15 penicillium17 penicilliums18 penicillamine19 penicillately20 penicillation17 penicilliform22 penicillinase17 penicillamines20 penicillations18 penicillinases18

17 longer words begin with PENICIL.

Shorter words from the letters in PENICIL

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Common questions about PENICIL

Is PENICIL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENICIL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PENICIL worth?: PENICIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PENICIL?: PENICIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENICIL:

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