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Is penne a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word penne is a Scrabble US word. The word penne is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is penne a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word penne is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

P3E1N1N1E1

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5-letter words (1 found)

PENNE,

4-letter words (4 found)

NEEP,NENE,PEEN,PENE,

3-letter words (6 found)

EEN,ENE,NEE,NEP,PEE,PEN,

2-letter words (4 found)

EE,EN,NE,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 16 words from penne according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of penne

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Definitions and meaning of penne

penne

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian penne, plural of penna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛneɪ/

Noun

penne (uncountable)

  1. A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

Related terms

  • penne rigate

Translations

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛnə/, [ˈpʰɛnə]

Noun

penne c

  1. indefinite plural of pen

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin pinna, penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”). Doublet of panne. See also pinacle–panache.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛn/
  • Homophones: peine, peinent, pêne, pennes

Noun

penne f (plural pennes)

  1. large feather
  2. penne (pasta)

Further reading

  • “penne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

Verb

penne

  1. inflection of pennen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpen.ne/
  • Rhymes: -enne
  • Hyphenation: pén‧ne

Noun

penne f pl

  1. plural of penna

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare feþer.

Alternative forms

  • pen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛn(ə)/

Noun

penne (plural pennes)

  2. A pen or other implement for writing.
  3. (figuratively) A writer's aptitude or distinguishing features.
  4. A quill; the rachis (stem) of a feather.
  5. A wing (projection enabling flight) (usually used in the plural)
  6. A feather or piece of plumage.
  7. (rare) A hollow channel.
Related terms
  • penne knyfe
  • penner
Descendants
  • English: pen
  • Scots: pen
References
  • “penne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-24.

Etymology 2

From Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic *pennō.

Noun

penne

  2. Alternative form of pen

Source: wiktionary.org