303 Words Starting With PEN
The prefix PEN appears in 303 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 57 entries. Average word length: 9.1 letters.
P is the third most common starting letter. It covers the physical (push, pull, press), the conceptual (purpose, principle, proof), and the scientific (photon, protein, polymer).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with PEN: PENTAZOCINES (25 pts), PENALIZATIONS (24 pts), PENNYWEIGHTS (24 pts), PENNYWHISTLES (24 pts), PENTAZOCINE (24 pts). The shortest is PEN (3 letters) and the longest is PENDULOUSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in FINER.
Notable words: PEND — to remain unsettled or undecided [v].; PENAL — having to do with punishment [adj].; PENANG — a cotton fabric [n].; PENALLY — pertaining to punishment [adv]. Browse words starting with X for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with PEN?
PENTAZOCINES scores 25 points. Runner-up: PENALIZATIONS at 24 points. See words ending in MOUSE for more high-value options.
How many words start with PEN?
Our dictionary has 303 words that start with PEN. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (57).
What is the shortest word that starts with PEN?
PEN at just 3 letters. It means: to write, or commit to paper [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
PEN
Four-Letter Words (3)
PENDPENSPENT
Five-Letter Words (10)
PENALPENCEPENDSPENESPENGOPENISPENNAPENNEPENNIPENNY
Six-Letter Words (21)
PENANGPENCELPENCILPENDEDPENGOSPENIALPENILEPENMANPENMENPENNAEPENNEDPENNERPENNIAPENNISPENNONPENSEEPENSILPENTADPENTYLPENULTPENURY
Seven-Letter Words (38)
PENALLYPENALTYPENANCEPENANGSPENATESPENCELSPENCILSPENDANTPENDENTPENDINGPENGUINPENICILPENISESPENLITEPENNAMEPENNANTPENNATEPENNERSPENNIESPENNINEPENNINGPENNONSPENOCHEPENSEESPENSILEPENSILSPENSIONPENSIVEPENSTERPENTADSPENTANEPENTENEPENTODEPENTOSEPENTYLSPENUCHEPENUCHIPENULTS
Eight-Letter Words (48)
PENALISEPENALITYPENALIZEPENANCEDPENANCESPENCHANTPENCILEDPENCILERPENDANTSPENDENCYPENDENTSPENDULARPENDULUMPENGUINSPENICILSPENITENTPENKNIFEPENLIGHTPENLITESPENNAMESPENNANTSPENNATEDPENNINESPENNONEDPENOCHESPENOLOGYPENONCELPENPOINTPENSIONEPENSIONSPENSTERSPENSTOCKPENTACLEPENTAGONPENTANESPENTANOLPENTARCHPENTENESPENTODESPENTOMICPENTOSANPENTOSESPENUCHESPENUCHISPENUCHLEPENUCKLEPENUMBRAPENURIES
Nine-Letter Words (57)
PENALISEDPENALISESPENALIZEDPENALIZESPENALTIESPENANCINGPENCHANTSPENCILERSPENCILINGPENCILLEDPENCILLERPENDANTLYPENDENTLYPENDRAGONPENDULOUSPENDULUMSPENEPLAINPENEPLANEPENETRANTPENETRATEPENHOLDERPENINSULAPENITENCEPENITENTSPENKNIVESPENLIGHTSPENNILESSPENNONCELPENNYWISEPENNYWORTPENONCELSPENPOINTSPENSIONEDPENSIONERPENSIONESPENSIVELYPENSTEMONPENSTOCKSPENTACLESPENTAGONSPENTAGRAMPENTAMERYPENTANGLEPENTANOLSPENTARCHSPENTARCHYPENTHOUSEPENTOSANSPENTOSIDEPENTOXIDEPENUCHLESPENUCKLESPENULTIMAPENUMBRAEPENUMBRALPENUMBRASPENURIOUS
Ten-Letter Words (49)
PENALISINGPENALITIESPENALIZINGPENCILINGSPENCILLERSPENCILLINGPENDENCIESPENDENTIVEPENDRAGONSPENEPLAINSPENEPLANESPENETRABLEPENETRALIAPENETRANCEPENETRANTSPENETRATEDPENETRATESPENHOLDERSPENICILLIAPENICILLINPENINSULARPENINSULASPENITENCESPENITENTLYPENMANSHIPPENNONCELSPENNYCRESSPENNYROYALPENNYWORTHPENNYWORTSPENOLOGIESPENOLOGISTPENSIONARYPENSIONERSPENSIONINGPENSTEMONSPENTAGONALPENTAGRAMSPENTAHEDRAPENTAMETERPENTANGLESPENTAPLOIDPENTATHLONPENTATONICPENTHOUSESPENTOSIDESPENTOXIDESPENTSTEMONPENULTIMAS
Eleven-Letter Words (37)
PENCILLINGSPENDENTIVESPENETRANCESPENETRATINGPENETRATIONPENETRATIVEPENICILLATEPENICILLINSPENICILLIUMPENITENTIALPENMANSHIPSPENNYROYALSPENNYWEIGHTPENNYWORTHSPENOLOGICALPENOLOGISTSPENSIONABLEPENSIONLESSPENSIVENESSPENTAGONALSPENTAHEDRALPENTAHEDRONPENTAMERIESPENTAMEROUSPENTAMETERSPENTAMIDINEPENTAPLOIDSPENTAPLOIDYPENTARCHIESPENTATHLETEPENTATHLONSPENTAVALENTPENTAZOCINEPENTLANDITEPENTSTEMONSPENULTIMATEPENURIOUSLY
Twelve-Letter Words (15)
PENALIZATIONPENETRATIONSPENETROMETERPENITENTIARYPENNYCRESSESPENNYWEIGHTSPENNYWHISTLEPENSIONARIESPENTAGONALLYPENTAHEDRONSPENTAMIDINESPENTAPEPTIDEPENTATHLETESPENTAZOCINESPENTLANDITES
Thirteen-Letter Words (15)
PENALIZATIONSPENDULOUSNESSPENETRABILITYPENETRATINGLYPENETROMETERSPENICILLAMINEPENICILLINASEPENITENTIALLYPENNYWHISTLESPENSIVENESSESPENTAPEPTIDESPENTAPLOIDIESPENTOBARBITALPENULTIMATELYPENURIOUSNESS
Fourteen-Letter Words (5)
PENICILLAMINESPENICILLINASESPENITENTIARIESPENTOBARBITALSPENTOBARBITONE
Fifteen-Letter Words (4)
PENDULOUSNESSESPENETRABILITIESPENTOBARBITONESPENURIOUSNESSES