Is PENANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENANCES mean?
Penances is a form of PENANCE.
- noun
remorse for your past conduct
- noun
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution
- noun
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PENANCES
PENANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PENANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- penance11
- escape10
- peaces10
- pecans10
- spence10
- capes9
- cepes9
- paces9
- peace9
- pecan9
- pence9
- scape9
- space9
- encase8
- pannes8
- peasen8
- pennae8
- pennes8
- seance8
- seneca8
- cape8
- caps8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- pace8
- pacs8
- pecs8
- spec8
- acnes7
- aspen7
- canes7
- cease7
- cense7
- napes7
- neaps7
- neeps7
- panes7
- panne7
- peans7
- pease7
- peens7
- penes7
- penna7
- penne7
- scena7
- scene7
- sneap7
- spean7
- cap7
- cep7
- pac7
- pec7
- aces6
- acne6
- apes6
- apse6
- cane6
- cans6
- case6
- cees6
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