268 words come out when you unscramble PENICILLUS, starting with PENICILLUS itself: 14 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. PENICILS is the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PENICILLUS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 25 with 7, 49 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 9 letters.
9 of 25 7-letter words made with PENICILLUS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. CUISINE and PENCILS will look familiar.
Of the 49 6-letter words you get when you unscramble PENICILLUS, 9 score 10 points, the group's best. PENCIL, LINEUP and LILIES are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from PENICILLUS; 10 of them share the top score of 9. CELLS, CLIPS and PULSE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words from PENICILLUS, the top score is 8, reached by 11. CELL, PLUS and PICS are the familiar ones.
4 of 56 3-letter words in PENICILLUS tie at 7 points; none scores more. USE, SUN and CUP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of PENICILLUS for another and you can spell this word:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PENICILS (12 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts PENICILLUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENICILLUS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 212 | 268 | 204 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
56 of the 268 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PENICILLUS, CLIPES, PICINE, PUNCES, SILICULE, CLIPE, ILLIPES, ILLUPIS, PILLIES, PULLIES, PUNCE, UNSPELL and 44 more. 8 of the 268 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CEILIS, INCELS, UPSELL, CEILI, INCEL, LIPE, LUN and UNI.