PERSONNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PERSONNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERSONNEL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERSONNEL is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERSONNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
personnelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERSONNEL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PERSONNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERSONNEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PERSONNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The people who work for a company, army or other organisation, or the department that manages them.
Military and airline signs often say authorised personnel only to keep visitors out. In an office the word may also mean the staff office that hires workers and handles their records.
How PERSONNEL is used
Personnel is treated as a plural group of employees, or as the name of a department.
- All personnel must wear a badge inside the building.
- Medical personnel arrived within minutes.
- She works in the personnel office on the second floor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERSONNEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERSONNEL
1 longer words begin with PERSONNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PERSONNEL
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Common questions about PERSONNEL
- Is PERSONNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERSONNEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERSONNEL worth?
- PERSONNEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERSONNEL mean?
- The people who work for a company, army or other organisation, or the department that manages them.
- What letters can be added to PERSONNEL?
- PERSONNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PERSONNEL:
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