PENNILESSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENNILESSNESS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PENNILESSNESS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENNILESSNESS is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENNILESSNESS
No single letter turns PENNILESSNESS into another word.
How PENNILESSNESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PENNILESSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENNILESSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENNILESSNESS
- The letter S appears four times in PENNILESSNESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PENNILESSNESS
1 longer words begin with PENNILESSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PENNILESSNESS
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Common questions about PENNILESSNESS
- Is PENNILESSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENNILESSNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENNILESSNESS worth?
- PENNILESSNESS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENNILESSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to PENNILESSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PENNILESSNESS:
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