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Penitentiaries

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About 5 syllables

noun · 14 letters · Common · plural of penitentiary

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

What does penitentiaries mean?

noun

  1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

    Synonymspen

Definitions shown for penitentiary, the base form of penitentiaries.

Is PENITENTIARIES 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 PENITENTIARIES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
p 3e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

19 pts
p 4e 1n 2i 1t 1e 1n 2t 1i 1a 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PENITENTIARIES

Words that end like PENITENTIARIES

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

beneficiariesincendiariessubsidiariesauxiliariesintermediariesjudiciariesdiaries
All words ending in -IARIES

Penitentiaries: quick answers

Is PENITENTIARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PENITENTIARIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PENITENTIARIES worth?
PENITENTIARIES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does penitentiaries mean?
penitentiaries is the plural of penitentiary, which means “a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes”.
What words can you make with the letters in PENITENTIARIES?
You can make 1495 shorter words from PENITENTIARIES, such as SERPENTINITE, PATERNITIES, PERENNITIES, PRESENTIENT. See the full list.