Is PUNISHABLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUNISHABLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUNISHABLE mean?
- adjective
liable to or deserving punishment
“punishable offenses”
- adjective
(of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law
“a penal offense”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + A (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 PUNISHABLE
PUNISHABLE 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 PUNISHABLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- publish14
- subalpine13
- biplanes12
- subpanel12
- banshie12
- beauish12
- blueish12
- inphase12
- planish12
- plenish12
- plushie12
- biplane11
- subpena11
- ablush11
- alephs11
- banish11
- bluish11
- bushel11
- habile11
- palish11
- phials11
- punish11
- shapen11
- sulpha11
- unhasp11
- unship11
- spinulae10
- inhales10
- inhauls10
- unleash10
- pibals10
- aleph10
- aphis10
- apish10
- blahs10
- blush10
- buhls10
- ephas10
- habus10
- heaps10
- helps10
- phase10
- phial10
- plash10
- plush10
- sahib10
- shape10
- shlep10
- shlub10
- spahi10
- subah10
- unhip10
- alpines9
- lesbian9
- lineups9
- lupines9
- nebulas9
- paulins9
- pineals9
- spaniel9
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