PENITENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PENITENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENITENT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENITENT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENITENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
penitentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENITENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENITENT, 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 | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENITENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENITENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Regretting sin or wrongdoing and ready to make amends or do penance for it.
Penitent suggests more than a quick apology: the person is genuinely sorry and often wants to make amends. It also appears in religious settings, where a penitent is someone who confesses sins and does penance.
How PENITENT is used
Used for sincere remorse; as a noun it names a person doing penance.
- He stood before the judge looking penitent.
- A penitent thief returned everything he had taken.
- The penitent knelt in the quiet chapel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENITENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENITENT
7 longer words begin with PENITENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PENITENT
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Common questions about PENITENT
- Is PENITENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENITENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENITENT worth?
- PENITENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENITENT mean?
- Regretting sin or wrongdoing and ready to make amends or do penance for it.
- What letters can be added to PENITENT?
- PENITENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENITENT:
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