PENICILS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PENICILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
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PlayablePENICILS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PENICILS?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful PENICILS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENICILS
No single letter turns PENICILS into another word.
How PENICILS scores
Scrabble p3e1n1i1c3i1l1s1 12
Words with Friends p4e1n2i1c4i1l2s1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENICILS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENICILS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENICILS
inclips11 pencils11 penicil11 piscine11 splenic11 splenii9 clipes10 inclip10 pencil10 picine10 splice10 ceilis8 clines8 ilices8 incels8 incise8 incles8 lipins8 pensil8 pinies8 spinel8 spline8 inisle6 sileni6 clipe9 clips9 epics9 sepic9 spice9 ceili7 ceils7 ciels7 cines7 clies7 cline7 incel7 incle7 lipes7 lipin7 peins7
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Common questions about PENICILS
- Is PENICILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENICILS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENICILS worth?
- PENICILS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENICILS?
- No single letter can be added to PENICILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENICILS:
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