PENUMBRA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PENUMBRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENUMBRA?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENUMBRA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENUMBRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENUMBRA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENUMBRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENUMBRA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENUMBRA
- All 8 letters of PENUMBRA are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENUMBRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The partly shaded region around the darkest part of a shadow.
During an eclipse, observers standing in the penumbra see only part of the sun covered. The word also describes the lighter edge of a sunspot. Figuratively it can mean a fuzzy, uncertain area around a subject.
How PENUMBRA is used
Used in astronomy, and figuratively for grey areas.
- We stood in the penumbra and watched the sun shrink to a crescent.
- The sunspot showed a clear dark core and a paler penumbra.
- The case sits in the legal penumbra between two rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENUMBRA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENUMBRA
3 longer words begin with PENUMBRA.
Shorter words from the letters in PENUMBRA
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Common questions about PENUMBRA
- Is PENUMBRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENUMBRA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENUMBRA worth?
- PENUMBRA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENUMBRA mean?
- The partly shaded region around the darkest part of a shadow.
- What letters can be added to PENUMBRA?
- PENUMBRA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENUMBRA:
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