Is “Punishment” a Scrabble word?
Yes
PUNISHMENT
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Punishment
/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
noun
1.The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
2.A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
3.A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
Synonyms: beating, castigation, punition