PUNISHINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUNISHINGLY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
p3u1n1i1s1h4i1n1g2l1y4
Depends on the listPUNISHINGLY · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PUNISHINGLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.82
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.64%
Our own measure of how useful PUNISHINGLY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNISHINGLY
No single letter turns PUNISHINGLY into another word.
How PUNISHINGLY scores
Scrabble p3u1n1i1s1h4i1n1g2l1y4 20
Words with Friends p4u2n2i1s1h3i1n2g3l2y3 24
Face value of the 11 tiles in PUNISHINGLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNISHINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNISHINGLY
pushingly18 shiningly16 punishing15 ingulphs14 pinguins11 splining11 unpiling11 hypings16 pushily15 gushily14 shingly14 gunship13 ingulph13 pishing13 pushing13 shinily13 uplying13 huipils12 nunship12 pinyins12 inlying11 lungyis11 lushing11 shining11 shuling11 lisping10 pilings10 pinguin10 plusing10 pulings10 pulsing10 pusling10 sliping10 sniping10 spiling10 sunnily10 lignins8 linings8 unsling8 insulin7
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Common questions about PUNISHINGLY
- Is PUNISHINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNISHINGLY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNISHINGLY worth?
- PUNISHINGLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUNISHINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to PUNISHINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PUNISHINGLY:
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