PENUCHE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PENUCHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENUCHE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENUCHE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENUCHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
penuchesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENUCHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PENUCHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
What does PENUCHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A fudge-like sweet made from brown sugar, butter, milk or cream, and often nuts.
Penuche has a caramel flavour because brown sugar replaces the white sugar and cocoa of chocolate fudge. It is a New England favourite and also names a frosting made the same way.
How PENUCHE is used
Also spelled panocha, penoche and penuchi.
- Grandmother cut the penuche into neat squares.
- A tin of walnut penuche sat on the table.
- The penuche frosting hardened quickly on the cake.
- Stir the penuche constantly so it does not scorch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENUCHE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENUCHE
1 longer words begin with PENUCHE.
Shorter words from the letters in PENUCHE
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Common questions about PENUCHE
- Is PENUCHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENUCHE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENUCHE worth?
- PENUCHE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENUCHE mean?
- A fudge-like sweet made from brown sugar, butter, milk or cream, and often nuts.
- What letters can be added to PENUCHE?
- PENUCHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PENUCHE:
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