12-Letter Words Starting With PENIT
- 2 words
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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With PENIT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With PENIT 2 words
How common is PENIT at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 twelve-letter words that start with PENIT. They average 15.5 points and the best is PENITENTIARY (17 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.5
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ia100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with PENIT
p 3e 1n 1i 1t 1e 1n 1t 1i 1a 1r 1y 4
P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
penitentiary
- nouna correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
- adjectiveused for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers“penitentiary institutions”
- adjectiveshowing or constituting penance“penitential tears”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with PENIT are there?
There are 2 twelve-letter words that start with PENIT 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 twelve-letter word that starts with PENIT?
PENITENTIARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PENITENTIALS (14).