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What does penult mean? Is penult a Scrabble word?

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Is penult a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word penult is a Scrabble US word. The word penult is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

P3E1N1U1L1T1

Is penult a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word penult is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

P3E1N1U1L1T1

Is penult a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word penult is a Words With Friends word. The word penult is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4E1N2U2L2T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

PENULT,

5-letter words (4 found)

LETUP,LUNET,TUPLE,UNLET,

4-letter words (12 found)

LENT,LEPT,LUNE,LUNT,LUTE,PELT,PENT,PLUE,PULE,PUNT,TULE,TUNE,

3-letter words (21 found)

ELT,LEP,LET,LEU,LUN,NEP,NET,NUT,PEL,PEN,PET,PLU,PUL,PUN,PUT,TEL,TEN,TUN,TUP,ULE,UTE,

2-letter words (10 found)

EL,EN,ET,NE,NU,PE,TE,UN,UP,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 49 words from penult according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of penult

penult

English

Etymology

Clipping of penultimate (“next to last”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːˌnʌlt/, /pɪˈnʌlt/, enPR: pēʹnŭlt'

Noun

penult (plural penults)

  1. The next-to-last syllable of a word.
  2. The next to the last in a series.

Coordinate terms

  • (names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Translations

Anagrams

  • n-tuple, puntel

Source: wiktionary.org