PUNISHING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PUNISHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
p3u1n1i1s1h4i1n1g2
PlayablePUNISHING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PUNISHING?
| 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%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful PUNISHING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNISHING
No single letter turns PUNISHING into another word.
How PUNISHING scores
Scrabble p3u1n1i1s1h4i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends p4u2n2i1s1h3i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUNISHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNISHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PUNISHING
1 longer words begin with PUNISHING.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNISHING
pinguins11 gunship13 pishing13 pushing13 nunship12 shining11 pinguin10 sniping10 inship11 punish11 unship11 pignus9 pining9 siping9 spuing9 unpins8 sining7 unhip10 hings9 nighs9 piing8 pings8 pungs8 unpin7 suing6 using6 pugh10 hips9 hups9 phis9 pish9 push9 ship9 ghis8 gush8 hing8 hugs8 hung8 nigh8 sigh8
Showing 40 of 143. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PUNISHING
- Is PUNISHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNISHING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNISHING worth?
- PUNISHING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUNISHING?
- No single letter can be added to PUNISHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUNISHING:
Open PUNISHING in the Word Finder