Is PAINKILLERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAINKILLERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAINKILLERS mean?
Painkillers is a form of PAINKILLER.
- noun
a medicine used to relieve pain
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PAINKILLERS
PAINKILLERS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PAINKILLERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- painkiller16
- plinkers14
- plinkier14
- ranpikes14
- skiplane14
- sparlike14
- sprinkle14
- silkaline13
- snaillike13
- kirpans13
- liplike13
- panlike13
- parkins13
- pinkers13
- pinkier13
- pinkies13
- plinker13
- pliskie13
- ranpike13
- spanker13
- sparkle13
- spikier13
- kaiserin12
- slinkier12
- kirpan12
- parkin12
- pekans12
- pekins12
- pikers12
- pinker12
- pinkie12
- planks12
- plinks12
- pranks12
- prinks12
- spiker12
- splake12
- lipliners11
- airlike11
- alkines11
- killers11
- killies11
- lankier11
- linkers11
- rankles11
- relinks11
- silkier11
- snakier11
- kelps11
- kepis11
- knaps11
- paiks11
- parks11
- peaks11
- pekan11
- pekin11
- perks11
- pikas11
- piker11
- pikes11
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