PENSILENESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENSILENESSES 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PENSILENESSES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENSILENESSES is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENSILENESSES
No single letter turns PENSILENESSES into another word.
How PENSILENESSES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PENSILENESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENSILENESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENSILENESSES
- The letter E appears four times in PENSILENESSES.
- The letter S appears four times in PENSILENESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PENSILENESSES
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Common questions about PENSILENESSES
- Is PENSILENESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENSILENESSES is not in it.
- How many points is PENSILENESSES worth?
- PENSILENESSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENSILENESSES?
- No single letter can be added to PENSILENESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PENSILENESSES:
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