Penurious

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:15 pts9 letters
Definition of Penurious

adjective

  1. Miserly; excessively cheap.

    "The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof."

  2. Not bountiful; thin; scant.

    "The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth."

  3. Impoverished; wanting for money.

    "The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly."

Anagrams of Penurious

No exact anagrams found for "penurious". This word has a unique letter combination.

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 "Penurious"

Penurious is a 9-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Penurious" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "penurious" is a medium-scoring word.