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Penguin

p 3e 1n 1g 2u 1i 1n 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does penguin mean?

noun

  1. short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers

Is PENGUIN a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PENGUIN worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
p 3e 1n 1g 2u 1i 1n 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
p 4e 1n 2g 3u 2i 1n 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4e 1n 1g 3u 2i 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
p 3e 1n 1g 4u 2i 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PENGUIN

Hooks for PENGUIN

Add one letter to the front or back of PENGUIN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

penguins

Words that end like PENGUIN

Common words that share the ending -UIN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

sequinruinmannequin
All words ending in -UIN

Penguin: quick answers

Is PENGUIN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PENGUIN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PENGUIN worth?
PENGUIN scores 10 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does penguin mean?
As a noun, penguin means “short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers”.
What words can you make with the letters in PENGUIN?
You can make 52 shorter words from PENGUIN, such as PENING, GENIP, UNPEG, INGENU. See the full list.