THREEPENNIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. THREEPENNIES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THREEPENNIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THREEPENNIES is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THREEPENNIES
No single letter turns THREEPENNIES into another word.
How THREEPENNIES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in THREEPENNIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THREEPENNIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THREEPENNIES
- The letter E appears four times in THREEPENNIES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THREEPENNIES mean in Scrabble?
THREEPENNIES is the plural of THREEPENNY.
THREEPENNY(adjective) — Costing or worth three pence in the old British money, and so of very small value.
Shorter words from the letters in THREEPENNIES
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Common questions about THREEPENNIES
- Is THREEPENNIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THREEPENNIES is not in it.
- How many points is THREEPENNIES worth?
- THREEPENNIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THREEPENNIES?
- No single letter can be added to THREEPENNIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of THREEPENNIES:
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