Is PINGUIN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINGUIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PINGUIN worth?

PINGUIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PINGUIN?

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

PINGUIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. PINGUIN 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

p3i1n1g2u1i1n1

Depends on the listPINGUIN · 7 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 1,235 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PINGUIN?

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: 50 / 100

50WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.43

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

5.57%

Our own measure of how useful PINGUIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PINGUIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pinguins11

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

How PINGUIN scores

Scrabble p3i1n1g2u1i1n1 10

Words with Friends p4i1n2g3u2i1n2 15

Face value of the 7 tiles in PINGUIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
i	2	9
n	2	6
g	1	3
u	1	4

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.

Words starting with PINGUIN

pinguins11

1 longer words begin with PINGUIN.

Shorter words from the letters in PINGUIN

pining9 piing8 unpin7 ping7 pung7 ginn5 gip6 gup6 pig6 pug6 nip5 pin5 piu5 pun5 gin4 gnu4 gun4 ing4 nug4 inn3 nun3 uni3 pi4 up4 gi3 gu3 ug3 in2 nu2 un2

Common questions about PINGUIN

Is PINGUIN valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINGUIN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PINGUIN worth?: PINGUIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PINGUIN?: PINGUIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PINGUIN:

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