PENNON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PENNON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENNON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENNON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENNON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pennonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENNON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PENNON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 310,430.
What does PENNON mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldryhistorical
A long, narrow flag or streamer, often tapering to a point or with a swallow-tailed end.
A pennon was traditionally carried by a knight or attached to the top of a lance, distinguishing his rank and allegiance on the battlefield or in a tournament. Unlike a banner, which is typically square or rectangular, a pennon tapers toward the free end, sometimes splitting into two points like a swallow's tail. Ships and towers also flew pennons as identifying signals, a practice that carried over into modern naval and civic use of long tapering flags. The word entered English from Old French penon, itself related to Latin penna, meaning feather.
How PENNON is used
Historical and literary; met mainly in accounts of medieval warfare, heraldry and older narrative writing.
- The knight's pennon fluttered from the tip of his lance.
- A red pennon marked the general's tent among the rows of the camp.
- Sailors ran a pennon up the mast to signal the ship's home port.
- The tournament field was bright with pennons of every colour.
- Historians traced the pennon back to French cavalry tradition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENNON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENNON
6 longer words begin with PENNON.
Shorter words from the letters in PENNON
Common questions about PENNON
- Is PENNON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENNON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENNON worth?
- PENNON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENNON mean?
- A long, narrow flag or streamer, often tapering to a point or with a swallow-tailed end.
- What letters can be added to PENNON?
- PENNON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PENNON:
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