penalty

1. A punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense.

2. Games Points scored in contract bridge by the opponents when the declarer fails to make a bid. Often used in the plural.

3. Something, especially a sum of money, required as a forfeit for an offense.

4. Sports A punishment, handicap, or loss of advantage imposed on a team or competitor for infraction of a rule.

5. Sports An infraction of a rule; a foul.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
aplenty	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
al	2
an	2
at	2
ay	5
el	2
en	2
et	2
la	2
na	2
ne	2
pa	4
pe	4
ta	2
te	2
ya	5
ye	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ale	3
alp	5
alt	3
ane	3
ant	3
any	6
ape	5
apt	5
ate	3
aye	6
eat	3
eta	3
lap	5
lat	3
lay	6
lea	3
let	3
ley	6
lye	6
nae	3
nap	5
nay	6
net	3
pal	5
pan	5
pat	5
pay	8
pea	5
pen	5
pet	5
ply	8
pya	8
pye	8
tae	3
tan	3
tap	5
tea	3
tel	3
ten	3
tye	6
yap	8
yea	6
yen	6
yep	8
yet	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ante	4
elan	4
etna	4
lane	4
late	4
lean	4
leap	6
lent	4
lept	6
nape	6
neap	6
neat	4
pale	6
paly	9
pane	6
pant	6
pate	6
paty	9
peal	6
pean	6
peat	6
pelt	6
pent	6
plan	6
plat	6
play	9
plea	6
tael	4
tale	4
tape	6
teal	4
tela	4
tepa	6
tyne	7
type	9
yean	7
yelp	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aptly	10
laten	5
leant	5
leapt	7
lepta	7
palet	7
panel	7
panty	10
paten	7
patly	10
peaty	10
penal	7
petal	7
plane	7
plant	7
plate	7
platy	10
pleat	7
plena	7
tepal	7
typal	10
yenta	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
neatly	9
pentyl	11
planet	8
platen	8
plenty	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aplenty	12
penalty	12