Is PENALITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENALITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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.
Definition
Looking for what Penalities means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of PenalitiesHooks for PENALITIES
PENALITIES 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 PENALITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antisleep11
- penalties11
- platinise11
- tapelines11
- alpinist10
- antislip10
- epilates10
- panelist10
- pantiles10
- penalise10
- penlites10
- petaline10
- pintails10
- plainest10
- plenties10
- sepaline10
- tailspin10
- tapeline10
- alpines9
- aplites9
- elapine9
- epilate9
- epistle9
- leptins9
- nepetas9
- paliest9
- panties9
- pantile9
- patines9
- pelites9
- penates9
- penlite9
- pensile9
- pianist9
- pieties9
- pileate9
- pineals9
- piniest9
- pinites9
- pintail9
- pintles9
- plaints9
- planets9
- platens9
- platies9
- plenist9
- sapient9
- spaniel9
- spelean9
- spilite9
- spinate9
- splenia9
- splenii9
- talipes9
- tiepins9
- alienist8
- lenities8
- litanies8
- alpine8
- aplite8
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