6 Letter Words Containing PEN

There are 75+ six letter words with PEN in our English dictionary. Every six-letter PEN word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with PEN.

Popular 6-Letter Words With PEN

opened 9
depend 10
happen 13
openly 11
arpens 8
hempen 13
hippen 13
impend 11
lippen 10
loipen 8
penies 8
pennes 8

All 6-Letter Words With PEN (59 words)

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How Common is PEN as a Middle 6 Letter word?

There are 75 6-letter words containing PEN in English. The average Scrabble score here is 9.7, with -N endings dominating (35% of them).

Total Words
75
Avg Scrabble Score
9.7
Most Common Ending (35%)
N
Top Vowel Pairs
EE
IA

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Highest-Scoring 6-Letter PEN-Words in Scrabble

expend 16
kippen 14
keppen 14
hippen 13
hempen 13
humpen 13

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PEN?

16 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PEN is expend with a total of 16 points.

E 1
X 8
P 3
E 1
N 1
D 2
verb 1. spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy)
Synonyms:
spendpay outlay outdisbursedole outget throughgo throughuse upuseutilizemake use ofconsumeeat updepletedrainsap

FAQ 6 Letter Words With PEN

  • How many 6 letter words containing PEN are in the English dictionary?

    There are 75 6-letter words in the English dictionary that contain PEN. The average Scrabble score across them is 9.7.

  • Are there any rare 6 letter words containing PEN worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 6-letter words like "expend", "pennia", "loipen", "pigpen" contain PEN and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "expend" is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 6 letter words containing PEN?

    Everyday 6-letter words containing PEN include "opened", "depend", "happen", "openly", "arpens".