PENITENTIARY
A 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble.
p 3 e 1 n 1 i 1 t 1 e 1 n 1 t 1 i 1 a 1 r 1 y 4
- Length
- 12
- Scrabble
- 17 pts
- Sorted letters
- aeeiinnprtty
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of PENITENTIARY
- noun
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
Synonyms: pen
- adjective
showing or constituting penance
“penitential tears”
Synonyms: penitential
- adjective
used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
“penitentiary institutions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within PENITENTIARY
399 words can be made from any subset of the letters in PENITENTIARY.
- antipyrine 15
- tripinnate 12
- paternity 14
- inpatient 11
- patienter 11
- penetrant 11
- pertinent 11
- repentant 11
- entertain 9
- itinerant 9
- itinerate 9
- antetype 13
- antitype 13
- entirety 11
- entreaty 11
- eternity 11
- tenantry 11
- aperient 10
- paintier 10
- penitent 10
- triptane 10
- inertiae 8
- intertie 8
- renitent 8
- retinite 8
- triennia 8
- tintype 12
- yperite 12
- inanity 10
- tannery 10
- trinity 10
- painter 9
- pannier 9
- partite 9
- patient 9
- pattern 9
- peatier 9
- pennate 9
- pentane 9
- perinea 9
- pertain 9
- pettier 9
- pinnate 9
- repaint 9
- reptant 9
- arenite 7
- ariette 7
- entrain 7
- entrant 7
- entreat 7
- inertia 7
- interne 7
- intrant 7
- intreat 7
- iterant 7
- iterate 7
- nattier 7
- nettier 7
- niterie 7
- nitrate 7
- nitrite 7
- nittier 7
- ratteen 7
- retinae 7
- tentier 7
- ternate 7
- tertian 7
- tinnier 7
- trainee 7
- napery 11
- painty 11
- pantry 11
- parity 11
- pinery 11
- pinyin 11
- pretty 11
- pyrene 11
- pyrite 11
- retype 11
- typier 11
- eatery 9
- entity 9
- ninety 9
- nitery 9
- tetany 9
- treaty 9
- tyrant 9
- yatter 9
- yttria 9
- arpent 8
- enrapt 8
- entrap 8
- panier 8
- pantie 8
- parent 8
- patent 8
- patine 8
- pattee 8
- patten 8
- patter 8
- pattie 8
- pennae 8
- penner 8
- pennia 8
- pereia 8
- petite 8
- petter 8
- pinene 8
- pineta 8
- pinier 8
- pinite 8
- pinnae 8
- pinner 8
- pirate 8
- pitier 8
- pterin 8
- rapine 8
- rapini 8
- repeat 8
- repent 8