Is PENGUINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENGUINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENGUINS mean?
Penguins is a form of PENGUIN.
- noun
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 11 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 PENGUINS
PENGUINS 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 PENGUINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- guineps10
- penguin10
- genips9
- guinep9
- pignus9
- spuing9
- unpegs9
- ensuing8
- gunnies8
- pennis8
- puisne8
- supine8
- unpens8
- unpins8
- genip8
- pings8
- pungs8
- unpeg8
- ensign7
- genius7
- peins7
- penis7
- penni7
- pines7
- snipe7
- spine7
- unpen7
- unpin7
- gips7
- pegs7
- pigs7
- ping7
- pugs7
- pung7
- ennuis6
- genus6
- guise6
- negus6
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- suing6
- using6
- nips6
- pein6
- pens6
- pies6
- pine6
- pins6
- puns6
- sipe6
- snip6
- spin6
- spue6
- spun6
- supe6
- gip6
- peg6
- pig6
- pug6
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