PENNAME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PENNAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENNAME?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENNAME is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENNAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pennamesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENNAME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PENNAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does PENNAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A name that a writer uses on their work in place of their real name.
Authors choose a penname for privacy, for separating genres, or because their own name seems unsuitable. The reading public may know the writer only under the invented name.
How PENNAME is used
Penname is written as one word or two and refers to a writer's chosen public name.
- She published her mystery novels under a penname.
- His penname sounded far grander than his real one.
- The penname hid the author's identity for twenty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENNAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENNAME
1 longer words begin with PENNAME.
Shorter words from the letters in PENNAME
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Common questions about PENNAME
- Is PENNAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENNAME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENNAME worth?
- PENNAME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENNAME mean?
- A name that a writer uses on their work in place of their real name.
- What letters can be added to PENNAME?
- PENNAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENNAME:
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