PENETRALIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PENETRALIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENETRALIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENETRALIA is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENETRALIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
penetralianChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PENETRALIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PENETRALIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENETRALIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENETRALIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The innermost and most private parts of a building, especially a temple or palace, or the secrets kept there.
The plural form is the usual one, and it carries a hushed, almost reverent tone. Writers reach for penetralia when they want to suggest a place or a mind that outsiders are not meant to enter.
How PENETRALIA is used
Penetralia appears mostly in literary or antiquarian prose, often in a figurative sense.
- Only the high priest was allowed into the penetralia of the ancient shrine.
- The biographer claimed to have entered the penetralia of the old statesman's private life.
- Rumours spread about what lay hidden in the penetralia of the palace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENETRALIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENETRALIA
1 longer words begin with PENETRALIA.
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Common questions about PENETRALIA
- Is PENETRALIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENETRALIA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENETRALIA worth?
- PENETRALIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENETRALIA mean?
- The innermost and most private parts of a building, especially a temple or palace, or the secrets kept there.
- What letters can be added to PENETRALIA?
- PENETRALIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PENETRALIA:
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