PUBLISHING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PUBLISHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
p3u1b3l1i1s1h4i1n1g2
PlayablePUBLISHING · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PUBLISHING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.5%
Our own measure of how useful PUBLISHING is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUBLISHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
publishingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUBLISHING scores
Scrabble p3u1b3l1i1s1h4i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends p4u2b4l2i1s1h3i1n2g3 23
Face value of the 10 tiles in PUBLISHING, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUBLISHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PUBLISHING
1 longer words begin with PUBLISHING.
Shorter words from the letters in PUBLISHING
blushing14 ingulphs14 bushpig15 publish14 bushing13 ghiblis13 gunship13 ingulph13 pishing13 pushing13 huipils12 lushing11 shuling11 bluings10 lisping10 pilings10 plusing10 pulings10 pulsing10 pusling10 sibling10 sliping10 spiling10 ghibli12 gulphs12 bluish11 huipil11 inship11 punish11 unship11 gluish10 biling9 blings9 bluing9 busing9 giblis9 linish9 lubing9 nihils9 pignus9
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Common questions about PUBLISHING
- Is PUBLISHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUBLISHING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUBLISHING worth?
- PUBLISHING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUBLISHING?
- PUBLISHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PUBLISHING:
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