Is PUBLISHINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUBLISHINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUBLISHINGS mean?
Publishings is a form of PUBLISHING.
- noun
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 19 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 PUBLISHINGS
PUBLISHINGS 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 PUBLISHINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- publishing18
- bushpigs16
- bushpig15
- blushing14
- bushings14
- gunships14
- publish14
- sibship14
- bushing13
- ghiblis13
- gunship13
- pishing13
- pushing13
- slushing12
- huipils12
- unships12
- ghibli12
- blissing11
- lispings11
- siblings11
- spilings11
- hissing11
- lushing11
- bluish11
- huipil11
- punish11
- shlubs11
- unship11
- bluings10
- busings10
- bussing10
- lisping10
- pilings10
- pissing10
- pulings10
- pulsing10
- sibling10
- sliping10
- spiling10
- blush10
- buhls10
- plush10
- ships10
- shlub10
- unhip10
- pugh10
- blings9
- bluing9
- busing9
- lubing9
- nihils9
- pignus9
- piling9
- puling9
- siping9
- spuing9
- blips9
- nighs9
- pubis9
- sighs9
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