Is PENICILLIUM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENICILLIUM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENICILLIUM mean?
- 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
17
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + U (1) + M (3) = 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 PENICILLIUM
PENICILLIUM 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 PENICILLIUM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- minipill12
- pumice12
- penicil11
- clump11
- illinium10
- illumine10
- cilium10
- culmen10
- inclip10
- limnic10
- lumpen10
- micell10
- neumic10
- pencil10
- pileum10
- plenum10
- unclip10
- milline9
- mullein9
- nucelli9
- clime9
- cumin9
- cupel9
- impel9
- melic9
- mince9
- mucin9
- picul9
- plume9
- illume8
- leucin8
- limuli8
- lineup8
- lupine8
- milieu8
- mullen8
- nuclei8
- pilule8
- unpile8
- clip8
- culm8
- emic8
- epic8
- impi8
- limp8
- lump8
- mice8
- pice8
- plum8
- puce8
- ceili7
- celli7
- cline7
- ileum7
- ilium7
- imine7
- incel7
- limen7
- linum7
- lipin7
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