penult
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/pɪˈnʌlt/
(UK)
See all 4 pronunciations Show less
/pɪˈnʌlt/ (UK) · /pɛˈnʌlt/ (UK) · /ˈpiˌnʌlt/ (US) · /pɛˈnʌlt/ (US)
Definition of penult
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The next-to-last syllable of a word.
See all 2 definitions Show less
noun
- The next-to-last syllable of a word.
- The next to the last in a series.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Clipping of penultimate (“next to last”).
Words you can make from penult
39 playable · top: LETUP (7 pts)
Best play letup 7 points5-letter words
2 words4-letter words
11 words3-letter words
15 words2-letter words
10 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to penult to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with penult
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes penult, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.