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Is PERMISSIBLE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PERMISSIBLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PERMISSIBLE mean?

  1. adjective

    that may be permitted especially as according to rule

    “permissible behavior in school”

  2. adjective

    that may be accepted or conceded

    “a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

11

Letters

P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + B (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 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 PERMISSIBLE

PERMISSIBLE 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.

Anagrams of PERMISSIBLE

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from PERMISSIBLE

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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