PENMANSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points

Yes. PENMANSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept PENMANSHIP?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PENMANSHIP is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PENMANSHIP

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

How PENMANSHIP scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in PENMANSHIP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENMANSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PENMANSHIP

• PENMANSHIP begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PENMANSHIP

1 longer words begin with PENMANSHIP.

Shorter words from the letters in PENMANSHIP

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Common questions about PENMANSHIP

Is PENMANSHIP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENMANSHIP, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PENMANSHIP worth?

PENMANSHIP is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PENMANSHIP?

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