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Is PENALISED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PENALISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PENALISED mean?

Penalised is a form of PENALISE.

  1. verb

    impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

    “The students were penalized for showing up late for class”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9

P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 PENALISED

PENALISED 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.

Anagrams of PENALISED

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from PENALISED

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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