PUBLISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PUBLISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
p3u1b3l1i1s1h4e1s1
PlayablePUBLISHES · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PUBLISHES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful PUBLISHES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUBLISHES
No single letter turns PUBLISHES into another word.
How PUBLISHES scores
Scrabble p3u1b3l1i1s1h4e1s1 16
Words with Friends p4u2b4l2i1s1h3e1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUBLISHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUBLISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PUBLISHES
publish14 blueish12 blushes12 bushels12 bushies12 helibus12 hipless12 hubless12 plushes12 pubises11 lushies10 bishes11 bluish11 bushel11 bushes11 bushie11 pishes11 pushes11 shleps11 shlubs11 splish11 sulphs11 lushes9 shiels9 shules9 bulses8 busies8 epulis8 pileus8 plisse8 pluses8 pulses8 pusles8 pussel8 slipes8 speils8 spiels8 spiles8 spules8 upsies8
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Common questions about PUBLISHES
- Is PUBLISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUBLISHES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUBLISHES worth?
- PUBLISHES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUBLISHES?
- No single letter can be added to PUBLISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUBLISHES:
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