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Is PENITENTIARY a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list PENITENTIARY is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 19 | 12 |
What does PENITENTIARY mean?
- nouna correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
- adjectiveused for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
- adjectiveshowing or constituting penance
Definitions from WordNet.
Words inside PENITENTIARY
- ARE3
- ANY6
- YEAR7
- PART6
- PARTY10
- TRY6
- YET6
- PRETTY11
- PAY8
- PER5
- AIR3
- TYPE9
- NEAR4
- ART3
- ENTIRE6
- RATE4
- EAT3
- EYE6
- PAIN6
- TRAIN5
- ANTI4
- TEN3
- PETER7
- TRIP6
- NINE4
- RAN3
- PATIENT9
- ENTER5
- TREAT5
- TREE4
- NET3
- ENTRY8
- PAIR6
- RAY6
- RAIN4
- ERA3
- TEA3
- PATTERN9
- PARENT8
- TINY7
- TIP5
- RENT4
- REPEAT8
- PAINT7
- PRINT7
- RAPE6
- INNER5
- EARN4
- TIE3
- PRAY9
- YEP8
- TAPE6
- PAN5
- PEN5
- PET5
- REP5
- TEAR4
- EAR3
- TREATY9
- INTENT6
- TRAP6
- YEA6
- PIN5
- PIT5
- RIP5
- TAP5
- TEEN4
- ATE3
- PATENT8
- RETAIN6
- INTER5
- PAR5
- PAT5
- PIE5
- TIER4
- RAT3
- PENNY10
- PETTY10
- ENTITY9
- PEER6
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up PENITENTIARY in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is PENITENTIARY a Scrabble word?
PENITENTIARY is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is PENITENTIARY worth?
PENITENTIARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does PENITENTIARY mean?
A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes.