Words that start with PEN

292 words begin with PEN, and PENTAZOCINES scores the most at 25 points.

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15-letter words count:4

14-letter words count:5

13-letter words count:15

12-letter words count:15

11-letter words count:36

10-letter words count:46

9-letter words count:50

8-letter words count:48

7-letter words count:38

6-letter words count:21

5-letter words count:10

4-letter words count:3

3-letter words count:1

The result set

292 words begin with PEN. They are listed below, longest first.

Most of the answers cluster at 9 letters, where there are 50. Only 4 reach the full 15.

Scores and standouts

PENTAZOCINES at 25 points is the best Scrabble score available here. It tops both tables: 29 in Words With Friends as well.

PENTOBARBITONES, PENETRABILITIES and PENDULOUSNESSES reach 15 letters — the ceiling for this query.

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What some of these mean

penetrability
the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)
penetratingly
with ability to see into deeply
penicillamine
a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis
pentobarbital
a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
penitentially
showing remorse

Common questions

How many words start with PEN?
292, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with PEN?
PENTAZOCINES, worth 25 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with PEN?
PENTOBARBITONES and PENETRABILITIES, at 15 letters.