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.
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
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
penicilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENICIL scores
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.
What does PENICIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small brush-like tuft of hairs, or an old term for a small pad placed on a wound.
Naturalists use penicil for the little paintbrush tufts seen on some insects, such as caterpillars. In older medical writing the same word named a soft pledget laid over a sore.
How PENICIL is used
Penicil is rare and found mainly in natural history and in old medical vocabulary.
- Under the lens, each penicil on the caterpillar looked like a tiny paintbrush.
- The old surgeon laid a penicil over the ulcer.
- A penicil of pale hairs marked the tip of the leg.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENICIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENICIL
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 does PENICIL mean?
- A small brush-like tuft of hairs, or an old term for a small pad placed on a wound.
- 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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