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Penitentiary

p 3e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

About 5 syllables

noun · adjective · 12 letters · Common

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

What does penitentiary mean?

noun

  1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

    Synonymspen

adjective

  1. used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers

    “penitentiary institutions”

  2. showing or constituting penance

    “penitential tears”

    Synonymspenitential

Is PENITENTIARY 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 PENITENTIARY worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
p 3e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

Words With Friends

19 pts
p 4e 1n 2i 1t 1e 1n 2t 1i 1a 1r 1y 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
p 4e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
p 3e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4

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

Words from the letters in PENITENTIARY

Words that end like PENITENTIARY

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

subsidiarybeneficiaryincendiaryauxiliarydiaryintermediaryjudiciary
All words ending in -IARY

Penitentiary: quick answers

Is PENITENTIARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PENITENTIARY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PENITENTIARY worth?
PENITENTIARY scores 17 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does penitentiary mean?
As a noun, penitentiary means “a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PENITENTIARY?
You can make 643 shorter words from PENITENTIARY, such as ANTIPYRINE, PATERNITY, PERENNITY, ANTETYPE. See the full list.