Is PENICILLIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENICILLIA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENICILLIA mean?
Penicillia is a form of PENICILLIUM.
- noun
genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) = 14 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 PENICILLIA
PENICILLIA 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 PENICILLIA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- capellini13
- cipaille12
- capelin11
- panicle11
- pelican11
- penicil11
- apneic10
- caplin10
- epical10
- inclip10
- pencil10
- pianic10
- plaice10
- plicae10
- plical10
- allicin9
- panic9
- pecan9
- pical9
- place9
- plica9
- alpine8
- clinal8
- inlace8
- penial8
- pineal8
- cape8
- clap8
- clip8
- epic8
- pace8
- pica8
- pice8
- acini7
- ceili7
- cella7
- celli7
- cilia7
- clean7
- cline7
- ileac7
- iliac7
- incel7
- lance7
- lapel7
- lapin7
- lilac7
- linac7
- lipin7
- panel7
- penal7
- piani7
- pilea7
- pilei7
- plain7
- plane7
- plena7
- cap7
- cep7
- pac7
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