PENICILLIUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENICILLIUMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PENICILLIUMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENICILLIUMS is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENICILLIUMS
No single letter turns PENICILLIUMS into another word.
How PENICILLIUMS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PENICILLIUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENICILLIUMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENICILLIUMS
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Common questions about PENICILLIUMS
- Is PENICILLIUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENICILLIUMS is not in it.
- How many points is PENICILLIUMS worth?
- PENICILLIUMS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENICILLIUMS?
- No single letter can be added to PENICILLIUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PENICILLIUMS:
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