Words that begin with pen (516)
Found 516 words that begin with pen. Search pattern: pen*. Use ? for unknown letters and * for wildcards.
Scrabble Scores — Average: 14 pts
Highest: pentylenetetrazols 32, pentylenetetrazol 31, pentachlorophenols 30, pentachlorophenol 29, penelopizing 26
3 Letter Words (1)
- pen 5
5 Letter Words (14)
6 Letter Words (30)
7 Letter Words (51)
- penally 12
- penalty 12
- penance 11
- penangs 10
- penates 9
- pencels 11
- pencils 11
- pendant 10
- pendent 10
- pending 11
- penfold 13
- penfuls 12
- penguin 10
- penicil 11
- penises 9
- penlike 13
- penlite 9
- pennals 9
- penname 11
- pennant 9
- pennate 9
- penners 9
- pennied 10
- pennies 9
- pennill 9
- pennine 9
- penning 10
- pennons 9
- penoche 14
- pensees 9
- pensels 9
- pensile 9
- pensils 9
- pension 9
- pensive 12
- penster 9
- pensums 11
- pentact 11
- pentads 10
- pentane 9
- pentels 9
- pentene 9
- penthia 12
- pentice 11
- pentise 9
- pentode 10
- pentose 9
- pentyls 12
- penuche 14
- penuchi 14
- penults 9
8 Letter Words (64)
- penalise 10
- penality 13
- penalize 19
- penanced 13
- penances 12
- penchant 15
- penciled 13
- penciler 12
- pencraft 15
- pendants 11
- pendency 16
- pendents 11
- pendicle 13
- pendular 11
- pendulum 13
- penfolds 14
- penguins 11
- penicils 12
- penitent 10
- penknife 17
- penlight 14
- penlites 10
- pennames 12
- pennants 10
- pennated 11
- penneech 15
- penneeck 16
- pennines 10
- pennoned 11
- pennyfee 16
- penoches 15
- penology 14
- penoncel 12
- penpoint 12
- pensione 10
- pensions 10
- pensters 10
- penstock 16
- pentacle 12
- pentacts 12
- pentadic 13
- pentagon 11
- pentanes 10
- pentanol 10
- pentarch 15
- pentenes 10
- penthias 13
- penticed 13
- pentices 12
- pentised 11
- pentises 10
- pentodes 11
- pentomic 14
- pentosan 10
- pentoses 10
- pentroof 13
- penuches 15
- penuchis 15
- penuchle 15
- penuckle 16
- penumbra 14
- penuries 10
- penwoman 15
- penwomen 15
9 Letter Words (83)
- penalised 12
- penalises 11
- penalized 21
- penalizes 20
- penalties 11
- penancing 14
- penchants 16
- pencilers 13
- penciling 14
- pencilled 14
- penciller 13
- pencrafts 16
- pendently 15
- pendicler 14
- pendicles 14
- pendragon 13
- pendulate 12
- penduline 12
- pendulous 12
- pendulums 14
- peneplain 13
- peneplane 13
- penetrant 11
- penetrate 11
- penfriend 15
- penguinry 15
- penholder 15
- penillion 11
- peninsula 11
- penistone 11
- penitence 13
- penitency 16
- penitents 11
- penknives 18
- penlights 15
- pennalism 13
- pennatula 11
- penneechs 16
- penneecks 17
- penniform 16
- penniless 11
- penninite 11
- pennoncel 13
- pennyfees 17
- pennyland 15
- pennywort 17
- penoncels 13
- penpoints 13
- pensility 14
- pensioned 12
- pensioner 11
- pensiones 11
- pensively 17
- penstemon 13
- penstocks 17
- pentacles 13
- pentagons 12
- pentagram 14
- pentalogy 15
- pentalpha 16
- pentamery 16
- pentangle 12
- pentanols 11
- pentapody 17
- pentaquin 20
- pentarchs 16
- pentarchy 19
- pentathla 14
- penthouse 14
- penticing 14
- pentising 12
- pentosane 11
- pentosans 11
- pentoxide 19
- pentroofs 14
- pentylene 14
- penuchles 16
- penuckles 17
- penultima 13
- penumbrae 15
- penumbral 15
- penumbras 15
- penurious 11
10 Letter Words (89)
- penalising 13
- penalities 12
- penalizing 22
- penannular 12
- pencilings 15
- pencillers 14
- pencilling 15
- pendencies 15
- pendentive 16
- pendiclers 15
- pendragons 14
- pendulated 14
- pendulates 13
- penelopise 14
- penelopize 23
- peneplains 14
- peneplanes 14
- penetrable 14
- penetrably 17
- penetralia 12
- penetrance 14
- penetrancy 17
- penetrants 12
- penetrated 13
- penetrates 12
- penetrator 12
- penfriends 16
- penguinery 16
- penholders 16
- penicillia 14
- penicillin 14
- peninsular 12
- peninsulas 12
- penistones 12
- penitences 14
- penitently 15
- penmanship 19
- pennaceous 14
- pennalisms 14
- pennatulae 12
- pennatulas 12
- penninites 12
- pennoncels 14
- pennycress 17
- pennylands 16
- pennyroyal 18
- pennyworth 21
- pennyworts 18
- penologies 13
- penologist 13
- penoncelle 14
- pensieroso 12
- pensionary 15
- pensioners 12
- pensioning 13
- pensionnat 12
- penstemons 14
- pentachord 18
- pentagonal 13
- pentagrams 15
- pentagraph 18
- pentahedra 16
- pentalphas 17
- pentameter 14
- pentangles 13
- pentaploid 15
- pentapodic 17
- pentapolis 14
- pentaprism 16
- pentaquine 21
- pentaquins 21
- pentastich 17
- pentastome 14
- pentastyle 15
- pentathlon 15
- pentathlum 17
- pentatomic 16
- pentatonic 14
- penteteric 14
- penthoused 16
- penthouses 15
- pentimenti 14
- pentimento 14
- pentosanes 12
- pentoxides 20
- pentstemon 14
- pentylenes 15
- penultimas 14
- penumbrous 16
11 Letter Words (77)
- pencillings 16
- pendentives 17
- pendulating 15
- pendulosity 17
- pendulously 17
- penelopised 16
- penelopises 15
- penelopized 25
- penelopizes 24
- penetralian 13
- penetrances 15
- penetrating 14
- penetration 13
- penetrative 16
- penetrators 13
- penguinries 14
- penicillate 15
- penicillins 15
- penicillium 17
- peninsulate 13
- penitencies 15
- penitential 13
- penmanships 20
- pennilessly 16
- pennoncelle 15
- pennyroyals 19
- pennyweight 23
- pennywinkle 23
- pennyworths 22
- penological 16
- penologists 14
- penoncelles 15
- pensileness 13
- pensilities 13
- pensionable 15
- pensionless 13
- pensionnats 13
- pensiveness 16
- pentachords 19
- pentactinal 15
- pentacyclic 22
- pentadactyl 19
- pentagonals 14
- pentagraphs 19
- pentagynian 17
- pentagynous 17
- pentahedral 17
- pentahedron 17
- pentalogies 14
- pentameries 15
- pentamerism 17
- pentamerous 15
- pentameters 15
- pentamidine 16
- pentandrian 14
- pentandrous 14
- pentangular 14
- pentaploids 16
- pentaploidy 19
- pentapodies 16
- pentaprisms 17
- pentaquines 22
- pentarchies 18
- pentastichs 18
- pentastomes 15
- pentastyles 16
- pentathlete 16
- pentathlons 16
- pentavalent 16
- pentazocine 24
- penteconter 15
- penthemimer 20
- penthousing 17
- pentlandite 14
- pentstemons 15
- penultimate 15
- penuriously 16
12 Letter Words (39)
- penalisation 14
- penalization 23
- penelopising 17
- penelopizing 26
- penetrameter 16
- penetrancies 16
- penetrations 14
- penetrometer 16
- penguineries 15
- penicilliums 18
- peninsulated 15
- peninsulates 14
- penitentials 14
- penitentiary 17
- pennoncelles 16
- pennycresses 19
- pennyweights 24
- pennywhistle 23
- pennywinkles 24
- pensionaries 14
- pentacrinoid 17
- pentadactyle 20
- pentadactyls 20
- pentadactyly 23
- pentagonally 18
- pentahedrons 18
- pentamerisms 18
- pentamidines 17
- pentapeptide 19
- pentapolises 16
- pentapolitan 16
- pentarchical 21
- pentateuchal 19
- pentathletes 17
- pentazocines 25
- penteconters 16
- penthemimers 21
- pentlandites 15
- penultimates 16
13 Letter Words (35)
- penalisations 15
- penalizations 24
- pendragonship 22
- pendulosities 16
- pendulousness 16
- penetrability 20
- penetrameters 17
- penetratingly 19
- penetratively 21
- penetrometers 17
- penicillamine 19
- penicillately 20
- penicillation 17
- penicilliform 22
- penicillinase 17
- peninsularity 18
- peninsulating 16
- penitentially 18
- pennilessness 15
- pennywhistles 24
- penologically 21
- pensilenesses 15
- pensivenesses 18
- pentacrinoids 18
- pentadactyles 21
- pentadactylic 23
- pentadelphous 21
- pentapeptides 20
- pentaploidies 18
- pentastichous 20
- pentasyllabic 22
- penthemimeral 22
- pentobarbital 19
- penultimately 20
- penuriousness 15
14 Letter Words (13)
15 Letter Words (8)
16 Letter Words (1)
17 Letter Words (3)
18 Letter Words (2)
About This Pattern
The search pattern pen* looks for words of any length with the letter P in the first position, the letter E in the second position, the letter N in the third position, any number of letters.
Where This Helps
- Scrabble & Words With Friends — find valid words that match your available tiles and board constraints.
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FAQ
How many words match the pattern pen*?
There are 516 English words matching this pattern.
What are the shortest and longest matching words?
The shortest matching words have 3 letters and the longest have 18 letters.
Which word length is most common for this pattern?
10-letter words are the most common, with 89 matches out of 516 total.
What are some example words matching pen*?
Some matching words include: pen, pend, pene, peni, penk.
How does the pattern pen* work?
Each ? stands for exactly one unknown letter, while * matches zero or more letters. Known letters must appear in their exact positions.
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