Is PUNISH a word?
PUNISH is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 50 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PUNISH is a valid word.
What does punish mean?
verb: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.
“The students were penalized for showing up late for class”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PUNISH: word details
- Pronunciation: PUH-nihsh (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of punish
Shorter words inside punish
Words you can make from the letters of punish.
Solve a whole rack, not just PUNISH
PUNISH is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does PUNISH mean?
PUNISH is a verb. It means: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.
Is PUNISH a valid word?
Yes, PUNISH is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.