Is PENMANSHIPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENMANSHIPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENMANSHIPS mean?
Penmanships is a form of PENMANSHIP.
- noun
beautiful handwriting
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 20 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 PENMANSHIPS
PENMANSHIPS 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 PENMANSHIPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- penmanship19
- sapphism17
- happiness16
- misshapen16
- emphasis15
- misshape15
- shippens15
- snappish15
- happens14
- mishaps14
- shipman14
- shipmen14
- shippen14
- shnapps14
- nappiness13
- shamisen13
- happen13
- happis13
- mishap13
- pashms13
- pinesaps12
- aphesis12
- haemins12
- hipness12
- inphase12
- mannish12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- happi12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- shannies11
- impasse11
- mispens11
- nappies11
- pepsins11
- pinesap11
- ashmen11
- aspish11
- haemin11
- hemins11
- inmesh11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shames11
- shapen11
- shapes11
- shnaps11
- spahis11
- pimps11
- hemp11
- hessian10
- shenais10
- mispen10
- nappes10
- nappie10
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