Is PLAYWRITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLAYWRITING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + W (4) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of PlaywritingHooks for PLAYWRITING
Single letters that turn PLAYWRITING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PLAYWRITING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yawping16
- pratingly15
- patriliny14
- partying14
- wintrily14
- yawling14
- lapwing13
- pitying13
- playing13
- praying13
- tawnily13
- warping13
- wingtip13
- twangy13
- wrying13
- wyling13
- wyting13
- yawing13
- tiringly12
- trawling12
- twirling12
- inaptly12
- ptyalin12
- pawing12
- paying12
- plying12
- prying12
- twirly12
- typing12
- warily12
- wintry12
- wiping12
- wirily12
- wingy12
- yawp12
- pirating11
- plaiting11
- tripling11
- agility11
- angrily11
- ringtaw11
- wailing11
- wairing11
- waiting11
- wilting11
- witling11
- writing11
- inwrap11
- painty11
- paltry11
- pantry11
- parity11
- partly11
- raptly11
- triply11
- wapiti11
- grapy11
- gripy11
- lawny11
- rawly11
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