PENAL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PENAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENAL
No single letter turns PENAL into another word.
How PENAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PENAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PENAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Relating to, or imposing, punishment for breaking the law.
A penal law spells out what counts as a crime and what punishment follows a conviction, so lawyers speak of a penal code when they mean the whole body of criminal statutes. The word also reaches into non-legal writing, where a penal interest rate or penal fee describes a charge so steep it functions like a punishment rather than a normal fee. Historically a penal colony was a settlement set up specifically to hold convicts transported far from home, a practice several empires once relied on.
How PENAL is used
A formal, mainly legal word, met in phrases such as penal code and penal colony rather than in casual speech.
- The judge cited the relevant section of the penal code before sentencing.
- Early Australia began as a penal colony for British convicts.
- Breaking the contract early triggers a penal fee under the small print.
- Reformers argued that the penal system should focus on rehabilitation.
- The penal statute set out a maximum sentence of ten years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PENAL
The 5 tiles of PENAL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PENAL
17 longer words begin with PENAL.
Words ending in PENAL
1 words end in PENAL. Useful as a back hook: play PENAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PENAL inside
1 words contain PENAL in the middle. Words that start with PENAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PENAL
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Common questions about PENAL
- Is PENAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENAL worth?
- PENAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENAL mean?
- Relating to, or imposing, punishment for breaking the law.
- What letters can be added to PENAL?
- No single letter can be added to PENAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PENAL:
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