Is PUNISHING a word?
PUNISHING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PUNISHING is a valid word.
Scrabble 15Words With Friends 19Length 9
What does punishing mean?
adjective: resulting in punishment.
“the king imposed a punishing tax”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PUNISHING: word details
- Pronunciation: PUH-nih-shihng (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 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.
Shorter words inside punishing
Words you can make from the letters of punishing.
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Frequently asked questions
What does PUNISHING mean?
PUNISHING is a adjective. It means: resulting in punishment.
Is PUNISHING a valid word?
Yes, PUNISHING is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 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.