Is PENNYWEIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENNYWEIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENNYWEIGHTS mean?
Pennyweights is a form of PENNYWEIGHT.
- noun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + N (1) + Y (4) + W (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + S (1) = 24 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 PENNYWEIGHTS
PENNYWEIGHTS 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 PENNYWEIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pennyweight23
- pennywise17
- wheeping17
- weighty17
- whingy16
- eyesight15
- hygienes15
- nephews15
- phytins15
- hyping15
- whiney15
- whinny15
- whitey15
- epigynes14
- sweeping14
- weepings14
- hygeist14
- hygiene14
- shewing14
- weights14
- whinges14
- nephew14
- phytin14
- sweepy14
- wheeps14
- thewy14
- wheys14
- whiny14
- whity14
- withy14
- epigyne13
- espying13
- ethynes13
- hyenine13
- pigsney13
- shinney13
- spewing13
- swinney13
- typings13
- weeping13
- wennish13
- whitens13
- witneys13
- eighty13
- hewing13
- nighty13
- shying13
- swingy13
- thingy13
- weighs13
- weight13
- whinge13
- wights13
- wyting13
- hypes13
- pithy13
- weepy13
- wheep13
- whips13
- whipt13
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