PENITENCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENITENCY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3e1n1i1t1e1n1c3y4
Depends on the listPENITENCY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PENITENCY?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful PENITENCY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENITENCY
No single letter turns PENITENCY into another word.
How PENITENCY scores
Scrabble p3e1n1i1t1e1n1c3y4 16
Words with Friends p4e1n2i1t1e1n2c4y3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PENITENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENITENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENITENCY
pycnite14 pentice11 ectype13 etypic13 nicety11 incept10 pecten10 pectin10 peinct10 picene10 piecen10 ninety9 entice8 incent8 pinene8 pinnet8 tenpin8 niente6 typic12 penny10 piety10 piney10 pinny10 yince10 pence9 piece9 teeny8 tenny8 tinny8 yente8 ctene7 inept7 nepit7 niece7 penie7 penne7 penni7 tenne5 pyic11 city9
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Common questions about PENITENCY
- Is PENITENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENITENCY is not in it.
- How many points is PENITENCY worth?
- PENITENCY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENITENCY?
- No single letter can be added to PENITENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PENITENCY:
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