PENURIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PENURIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENURIOUSLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENURIOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENURIOUSLY
No single letter turns PENURIOUSLY into another word.
How PENURIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENURIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENURIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENURIOUSLY
- PENURIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENURIOUSLY mean in Scrabble?
PENURIOUSLY is the adverb formed from PENURIOUS.
PENURIOUS(adjective) — Extremely poor, or very unwilling to spend money.
Shorter words from the letters in PENURIOUSLY
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Common questions about PENURIOUSLY
- Is PENURIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENURIOUSLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENURIOUSLY worth?
- PENURIOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENURIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to PENURIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENURIOUSLY:
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