Is PENITENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENITENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENITENCES mean?
Penitences is a form of PENITENCE.
- noun
remorse for your past conduct
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PENITENCES
PENITENCES 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 PENITENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- penitence13
- tenpences13
- epicenes12
- pectines12
- tenpence12
- enceintes11
- sentience11
- epicene11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- enceinte10
- nescient10
- pentenes10
- sentence10
- incept10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- pieces10
- septic10
- specie10
- spence10
- entices9
- epeeist9
- incense9
- incents9
- pennies9
- pentene9
- pinenes9
- steepen9
- tenpins9
- cepes9
- epics9
- pence9
- piece9
- sepic9
- spect9
- spice9
- entice8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- instep8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- pennes8
- pennis8
- pensee8
- pinene8
- spinet8
- tenpin8
- tepees8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
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