Penal

/ˈpiːnəl/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters

Definition of Penal

adjective

Of or relating to punishment.
"penal servitude"
Subject to punishment; punishable.
"a penal offence"
Serving as a place of punishment.
"a penal colony"
Exorbitant.
"a penal rate of interest."

Anagrams of Penal

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "penal":

panel plane plena

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "penal" and rearranging:

+ialpine penial pineal

+rplaner replan

+spanels planes

+tplanet platen

Related Word Patterns

PE...Words starting with "pe"...ALWords ending with "al"All 5-letter words Unscramble "penal"

Letter Values

p3

e1

n1

a1

l1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Penal

aal abacterial abapical abaxial abbatial abdominal aberrational abettal abiological abnormal abomasal aboral

Related 5-Letter Words

pacas paced pacer paces pacey pacha packs pacts paddy padis padle padre padri paean paeon

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Penal"

Penal is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "penal" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Penal" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "penal" is a low-scoring word.