Is TENPENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENPENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENPENCES mean?
Tenpences is a form of TENPENCE.
- noun
a decimal coin worth ten pennies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TENPENCES
TENPENCES 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 TENPENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tenpence12
- pectens11
- pentenes10
- sentence10
- pecten10
- spence10
- pentene9
- steepen9
- cepes9
- pence9
- spect9
- pennes8
- pensee8
- tepees8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- pecs8
- spec8
- cense7
- cents7
- cetes7
- epees7
- neeps7
- peens7
- penes7
- penne7
- scene7
- scent7
- spent7
- steep7
- tepee7
- cep7
- pec7
- sennet6
- tennes6
- cees6
- cent6
- cete6
- epee6
- neep6
- peen6
- pees6
- pens6
- pent6
- pest6
- pets6
- sect6
- seep6
- sept6
- step6
- tecs6
- nenes5
- sente5
- teens5
- tenne5
- tense5
- cee5
- pee5
- pen5
- pes5
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