10-Letter Words Starting With PENS
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With PENS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With PENS 7 words
How common is PENS at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 ten-letter words that start with PENS. They average 12.9 points and the best is PENSIONARY (15 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.9
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 28.6%
- g 14.3%
- o 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io71.4%
- ee14.3%
- ie14.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with PENS
p 3e 1n 1s 1i 1o 1n 1a 1r 1y 4
P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + S 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pensionary
- nounthe beneficiary of a pension fund
- nouna person who works only for money
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How many ten-letter words that start with PENS are there?
There are 7 ten-letter words that start with PENS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring ten-letter word that starts with PENS?
PENSIONARY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PENSTEMONS (14), PENSIONING (13), PENSIONERS (12).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with PENS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PENSTEMONS (14), PENSIEROSO (12), PENSIONEER (12), PENSIONNAT (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.