POLISHING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POLISHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
p3o1l1i1s1h4i1n1g2
PlayablePOLISHING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POLISHING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful POLISHING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLISHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polishingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLISHING scores
Scrabble p3o1l1i1s1h4i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends p4o1l2i1s1h3i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLISHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLISHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLISHING
1 longer words begin with POLISHING.
Shorter words from the letters in POLISHING
longship14 pignolis11 spoiling11 ginshop13 pishing13 poshing13 hoising11 holings11 longish11 lisping10 pignoli10 pilings10 poising10 polings10 sliping10 sloping10 spiling10 siloing8 soiling8 hoping12 pohing12 inship11 polish11 siphon11 hoiing10 holing10 hongis10 hosing10 shlong10 gipons9 hoisin9 linish9 loping9 nihils9 piling9 pingos9 plings9 plongs9 poling9 posing9
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Common questions about POLISHING
- Is POLISHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLISHING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLISHING worth?
- POLISHING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLISHING?
- POLISHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLISHING:
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