PENE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PENE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,951.
What stands out about PENE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 PENE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To shape or flatten metal by striking it with the rounded end of a hammer.
Pene is a variant spelling of peen, the metalworking term for hammering a surface with a hammer's rounded head rather than its flat face, often to harden, smooth, or slightly reshape it. Blacksmiths and machinists use the technique to finish rivets or relieve stress in metal.
How PENE is used
Used in metalworking contexts rather than everyday speech.
- The smith would pene the rivet head until it sat flush.
- He used a small hammer to pene the edge smooth.
- The apprentice learned to pene without denting the surface.
- They had to pene the joint again before it would hold.
- A steady hand is needed to pene metal evenly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PENE
The 4 tiles of PENE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PENE
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with PENE.
Words ending in PENE
7 words end in PENE. Useful as a back hook: play PENE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PENE inside
Showing 24 of 74 words that contain PENE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PENE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PENE
Common questions about PENE
- Is PENE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENE is not in it.
- How many points is PENE worth?
- PENE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENE mean?
- To shape or flatten metal by striking it with the rounded end of a hammer.
- What letters can be added to PENE?
- PENE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PENE:
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