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8 Letter Words Containing PEN

There are 168+ eight letter words with PEN in our English dictionary. Every eight-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 8-Letter Words With PEN

happened 16
spending 12
expenses 17
depended 13
pendulum 13
appended 14
dispence 13
forspend 14
impended 14
openings 11
penanced 13
penneeck 16

All 8-Letter Words With PEN (136 words)

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How Common is PEN as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 168 8-letter words containing PEN in English. The average Scrabble score here is 12.9, with -S endings dominating (32% of them).

Total Words
168
Avg Scrabble Score
12.9
Most Common Ending (32%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
EE
IO

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter PEN-Words in Scrabble

appendix 20
sixpenny 20
sixpence 19
penalize 19
expended 19
pennyboy 18

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

20 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PEN is appendix with a total of 20 points.

A 1
P 3
P 3
E 1
N 1
D 2
I 1
X 8
noun 1. a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose
noun 2. a section or table of subsidiary matter at the end of a book or document
Synonyms:
supplementaddendumpostscriptcodicil

FAQ 8 Letter Words With PEN

  • How many 8 letter words containing PEN are in the English dictionary?

    There are 168 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain PEN. The average Scrabble score across them is 12.9.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing PEN worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "penalize", "sixpence", "expender", "jalapeno" contain PEN and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "penalize" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing PEN?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing PEN include "happened", "spending", "expenses", "depended", "pendulum".