PUNITION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PUNITION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUNITION?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUNITION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNITION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
punitionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUNITION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PUNITION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNITION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUNITION mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicrare
The act of inflicting a penalty on someone for a fault; chastisement.
Punition is a rare, stately cousin of the common noun punishment. Writers who choose it want an old-world or legal flavour, as in descriptions of medieval courts and church discipline.
How PUNITION is used
Found chiefly in historical and legal writing.
- The abbot ordered punition for the broken vow.
- Fear of punition kept the apprentices quiet.
- The statute named a heavy punition for theft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUNITION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUNITION
1 longer words begin with PUNITION.
Shorter words from the letters in PUNITION
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Common questions about PUNITION
- Is PUNITION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUNITION, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUNITION worth?
- PUNITION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUNITION mean?
- The act of inflicting a penalty on someone for a fault; chastisement.
- What letters can be added to PUNITION?
- PUNITION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PUNITION:
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