Words Containing PEN

There are over 1.4K words with the letters PEN in English. From short PEN-words to long ones, find all the words that have PEN in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with PEN.

3-Letter Words With PEN

Short high-frequency PEN-words:

pen

4-Letter Words With PEN

Common 4-letter PEN-words:

open

pend

pene

peng

peni

penk

pens

pent

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5-Letter Words With PEN

Common 5-letter PEN-words:

spent

spend

opens

arpen

aspen

copen

penal

pence

pends

pendu

pened

penie

penks

penna

penne

penni

penny

ripen

tapen

unpen

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6-Letter Words With PEN

Common 6-letter PEN-words:

opened

depend

happen

openly

arpens

dampen

deepen

lippen

lumpen

pengos

penmen

pennae

pennis

pennon

pensee

pentel

pentyl

rappen

ripens

unpent

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7-Letter Words With PEN

Common 7-letter PEN-words:

opening

depends

penalty

happens

expense

pension

arpents

autopen

compend

dispend

penangs

penguin

pennate

pennill

pentels

pentene

propend

shapens

spences

steepen

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8-Letter Words With PEN

Common 8-letter PEN-words:

happened

spending

expenses

depended

pendulum

bullpens

crispens

dispends

dispense

misspend

penances

penstock

pentised

plumpens

repenter

ripeners

shapened

sharpens

terpenes

unheppen

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213

9-Letter Words With PEN

Common 9-letter PEN-words:

depending

expensive

dependent

suspended

penalties

peninsula

happening

penetrate

ependymal

expending

forespend

lickpenny

mislippen

penalises

pencilled

pendulums

penguinry

penneechs

pentoxide

propenols

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231

10-Letter Words With PEN

Common 10-letter PEN-words:

compensate

dependence

suspension

appendents

appendixes

dukkeripen

eightpenny

fourpences

leukopenia

ninepences

pendulated

penetralia

penfriends

penmanship

pennatulae

pennylands

penserosos

suspensoid

turpentiny

wapentakes

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205

11-Letter Words With PEN

Common 11-letter PEN-words:

independent

inexpensive

penetration

expenditure

compensator

dispensable

eightpences

forspending

impendences

pentahedron

pentaprisms

pentstemons

penuriously

serpentined

serpentines

suspensoids

suspensoria

thruppences

turpentined

wappenshaws

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143

12-Letter Words With PEN

Common 12-letter PEN-words:

independence

compensation

expenditures

appendicitis

codependents

compensating

compensators

dispensatory

happenchance

happenstance

impenetrable

openhandedly

pennywhistle

pentapolitan

pentarchical

pentateuchal

propenseness

serpentinise

stipendiated

suspensories

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13-Letter Words With PEN

Common 13-letter PEN-words:

independently

perpendicular

compendiously

cyclopentanes

dependability

dispensations

happenchances

impenitencies

indispensably

misshapenness

nonexpendable

openheartedly

penetrometers

pentapeptides

penthemimeral

recompensable

scolopendrids

serpentinizes

uncompensated

underspending

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14-Letter Words With PEN

Common 14-letter PEN-words:

compensability

decompensation

dependableness

dispensatories

halfpennyworth

leucocytopenia

leukocytopenia

overripenesses

panleukopenias

penicillamines

penicillations

penicillinases

penitentiaries

pentadactylism

pentadactylous

pentavalencies

perpendiculars

suspendibility

suspensibility

underspendings

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15-Letter Words With PEN

Common 15-letter PEN-words:

antepenultimate

appendicularian

compendiousness

cyclopentolates

decompensations

dependabilities

expendabilities

interpenetrates

leukocytopenias

misshapennesses

openheartedness

overcompensated

penetrativeness

pennilessnesses

pentobarbitones

penuriousnesses

perpendicularly

scolopendriform

suspensefulness

threepennyworth

See all 15-letter PEN-words

1,390 Common Words with PEN

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

32 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains PEN is halfpennyworths with a total of 32 points.

H 4

A 1

L 1

F 4

P 3

E 1

N 1

Y 4

W 4

O 1

R 1

T 1

H 4

S 1

A list of all PEN words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with PEN. Also commonly searched for are words that end in PEN. Try our five letter words with PEN page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters PEN

How many words containing PEN are in the English dictionary?

There are 1,390 words in the English dictionary that contain PEN, and most of them are 10 letters long (231 words of that length).
What's the longest word containing PEN?

The longest word containing PEN is "penuriousnesses" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "independently" is the longest common word containing PEN.
Are there any rare words containing PEN worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon words like "sesquiterpene", "penalization", "superexpensive", "serpentinize" contain PEN and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "superexpensive" is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common words containing PEN?

Most words containing PEN are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "compensate", "dependence", "suspension", "appendents", "appendixes".