Scrabble Word Finder

PENS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points

Yes. PENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.

p3e1n1s1
PlayablePENS · 4 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 8 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
8points in Words with Friends
4letters
2hooks available
1 in 6,808odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PENS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6%

Our own measure of how useful PENS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PENS

Front hooks — 1

opens7

Back hooks — 1

pense7

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PENS scores

Scrabble p3e1n1s1 6
Words with Friends p4e1n2s1 8

Face value of the 4 tiles in PENS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
e112
n16
s14

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.

Anagrams of PENS

neps6

The 4 tiles of PENS in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with PENS

pense7 pensee8 pensel8 pensil8 pensum10 pensees9 pensels9 pensile9 pensils9 pension9 pensive12 penster9 pensums11 pensione10 pensioni10 pensions10 pensters10 penstock16 penseroso11 pensility14 pensioned12 pensioner11 pensiones11 pensively17

Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with PENS.

Words ending in PENS

opens7 arpens8 aspens8 copens10 ripens8 unpens8 dampens12 deepens10 gowpens13 happens14 hippens14 humpens14 lippens11 lumpens11 mispens11 parpens11 pigpens12 reopens9 shapens12 suspens9 wippens14 autopens10 bullpens12 cheapens15

Showing 24 of 37 words that end in PENS. Useful as a back hook: play PENS onto a word already on the board.

Words with PENS inside

spense8 expense16 spenses9 dispense11 expensed18 expenses17 openside11 prepense12 propense12 suspense10 dispensed13 dispenser12 dispenses12 expensing19 expensive21 opensides12 prepensed14 prepenses13 suspenser11 suspenses11 suspensor11 wapenshaw20 alpenstock18 compensate16

Showing 24 of 142 words that contain PENS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PENS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in PENS

nep5 pen5 pes5 ens3 sen3 pe4 en2 es2 ne2

Common questions about PENS

Is PENS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PENS worth?
PENS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PENS?
PENS takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PENS:

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