PENCEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PENCEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENCEL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENCEL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENCEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pencelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENCEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PENCEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 188,140.
What does PENCEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalrare
A small narrow flag or streamer carried at the top of a knight's lance.
In the Middle Ages a knight might ride into battle or a tournament with a pencel fluttering from his lance, marking him out in the crowd. It is a smaller cousin of the pennon and the banner, and the spelling is older than the modern pennoncel. Today the word survives only in historical writing and in lists of old heraldic terms.
How PENCEL is used
Historical and rare; seen in writing about medieval arms and heraldry.
- A bright pencel streamed from the tip of his lance.
- The herald pointed to the pencel and named the knight who carried it.
- Each pencel in the line bore a different device.
- The old chronicle describes a pencel of red silk.
- He tied a pencel to the shaft before the joust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENCEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENCEL
1 longer words begin with PENCEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PENCEL
Common questions about PENCEL
- Is PENCEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENCEL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENCEL worth?
- PENCEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENCEL mean?
- A small narrow flag or streamer carried at the top of a knight's lance.
- What letters can be added to PENCEL?
- PENCEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PENCEL:
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