Definition of penalties

"penalties" in the noun sense

1. punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

the act of punishing

2. penalty

a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

3. penalty

the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

"neglected his health and paid the penalty"

4. penalty

games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

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Quotations for penalties

Such penalties does the mere intention to sin suffer; for he who meditates any secret wickedness within himself incurs the guilt of the deed. [ Juv ]

Witty, above all, O be not witty; none of us is bound to be witty, under penalties; to be wise and true we all are, under the terriblest penalties. [ Carlyle ]

penalties in Scrabble®

The word penalties is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters penalties:

PENALTIES
(108)
PENALTIES
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

alpeens, alpines, aplites, elastin, entails, epistle, lateens, leanest, lenites, lineate, nailset, panties, patines, pelites, penlite, pentail, pilates, planets, salient, spaniel, spelean, tensile

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word penalties

PENALTIES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In penalties

PENALTIES
(108)
PENALTIES
(108)
PENTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPISTLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALPINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATINES
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SPELEAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
APLITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENLITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENLITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALPEENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALPINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PENTAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPELEAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLANETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PLANETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
EPISTLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PATINES
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALPEENS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PANTIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PELITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPANIEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PILATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PILATES
(86 = 36 + 50)
PANTIES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPANIEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
PILATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
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EPISTLE
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EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
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PENTAIL
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PENTAIL
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PILATES
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EPISTLE
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PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALPEENS
(80 = 30 + 50)
PILATES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PILATES
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PANTIES
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PILATES
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EPISTLE
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PATINES
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PENTAIL
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PANTIES
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PILATES
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PANTIES
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PATINES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PATINES
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EPISTLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
EPISTLE
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PANTIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
PANTIES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPANIEL
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PENLITE
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PENTAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
PENLITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPANIEL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALPINES
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ALPINES
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PELITES
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PENLITE
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ALPINES
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ALPINES
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SPELEAN
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SPELEAN
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PELITES
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PELITES
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SPANIEL
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SPANIEL
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SPANIEL
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PENLITE
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ALPINES
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ALPEENS
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SPELEAN
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PENTAIL
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ALPEENS
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PLANETS
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ALPEENS
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ALPEENS
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PENLITE
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ALPINES
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SPELEAN
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SPELEAN
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PELITES
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SPELEAN
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ALPINES
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PILATES
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PATINES
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APLITES
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PLANETS
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PLANETS
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APLITES
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APLITES
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PLANETS
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PLANETS
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NAILSET
(78 = 28 + 50)
LINEATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
ELASTIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
LEANEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
SALIENT
(78 = 28 + 50)
ENTAILS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TENSILE
(78 = 28 + 50)
LATEENS
(78 = 28 + 50)
LENITES
(78 = 28 + 50)
APLITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
PENLITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
EPISTLE
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PANTIES
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ALPEENS
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SPANIEL
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PELITES
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SPELEAN
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PENTAIL
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ALPINES
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PLANETS
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PATINES
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PLANETS
(76 = 26 + 50)
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ALPINES
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PANTIES
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PENLITE
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PELITES
(76 = 26 + 50)
PATINES
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PILATES
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TENSILE
(74 = 24 + 50)
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EPISTLE
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LATEENS
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LEANEST
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ALPINES
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ENTAILS
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APLITES
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ALPEENS
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ENTAILS
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SALIENT
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TENSILE
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ENTAILS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SALIENT
(74 = 24 + 50)
PENTAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LENITES
(74 = 24 + 50)

penalties in Words With Friends™

The word penalties is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters penalties:

PENALTIES
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

alpeens, alpines, aplites, elastin, entails, epistle, lateens, leanest, lenites, lineate, nailset, panties, patines, pelites, penlite, pentail, pilates, planets, salient, spaniel, spelean, tensile

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word penalties

PENALTIES
(162)
PENALTIES
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(16)
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(15)
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(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In penalties

PENALTIES
(162)
PENLITE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPELEAN
(107 = 72 + 35)
SPANIEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENTAIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PANTIES
(104 = 69 + 35)
PILATES
(104 = 69 + 35)
PELITES
(104 = 69 + 35)
ALPEENS
(101 = 66 + 35)
ALPINES
(101 = 66 + 35)
PLANETS
(101 = 66 + 35)
EPISTLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PATINES
(98 = 63 + 35)
APLITES
(98 = 63 + 35)
PENALTIES
(96)
PENALTIES
(96)
SPANIEL
(95 = 60 + 35)
PENLITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
PLANETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPELEAN
(95 = 60 + 35)
PLANETS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PENTAIL
(95 = 60 + 35)
PILATES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PELITES
(92 = 57 + 35)
EPISTLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
PATINES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PANTIES
(92 = 57 + 35)
APLITES
(92 = 57 + 35)
PENLITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PENLITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
PLANETS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPELEAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
ALPEENS
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SPANIEL
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PENTAIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
ALPINES
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ALPEENS
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ALPINES
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPANIEL
(89 = 54 + 35)
SPELEAN
(89 = 54 + 35)
LENITES
(86 = 51 + 35)
EPISTLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
LINEATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PATINES
(86 = 51 + 35)
APLITES
(86 = 51 + 35)
PENLITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
PLANETS
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PENLITE
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ALPINES
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SPELEAN
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PENLITE
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PENLITE
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SPANIEL
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PLANETS
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SPANIEL
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PENLITE
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ALPINES
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PENLITE
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SPANIEL
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PANTIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
NAILSET
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ELASTIN
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NAILSET
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EPISTLE
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PATINES
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PANTIES
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ELASTIN
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ENTAILS
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PATINES
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NAILSET
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PANTIES
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LEANEST
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SALIENT
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PILATES
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PILATES
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TENSILE
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PELITES
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LEANEST
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APLITES
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PELITES
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PILATES
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TENSILE
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PELITES
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LATEENS
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LATEENS
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LEANEST
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ENTAILS
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SALIENT
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APLITES
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PELITES
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PANTIES
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APLITES
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PILATES
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PANTIES
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PELITES
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APLITES
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PILATES
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PATINES
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APLITES
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PATINES
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PANTIES
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PATINES
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PELITES
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EPISTLE
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EPISTLE
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PILATES
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EPISTLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
PENALTIES
(78)
ALPINES
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENLITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENLITE
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SPANIEL
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ALPINES
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ALPINES
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PENTAIL
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PLANETS
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ALPINES
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PENLITE
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ALPEENS
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ALPEENS
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SPANIEL
(77 = 42 + 35)
ALPINES
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ALPEENS
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PENTAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
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SPELEAN
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PLANETS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPELEAN
(77 = 42 + 35)
PENTAIL
(75 = 40 + 35)
SPELEAN
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PENLITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
PLANETS
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SPANIEL
(75 = 40 + 35)
ALPINES
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ALPEENS
(75 = 40 + 35)
ENTAILS
(74 = 39 + 35)
LENITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
LENITES
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PILATES
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PILATES
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ELASTIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
PATINES
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENTAILS
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PANTIES
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SALIENT
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EPISTLE
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EPISTLE
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NAILSET
(74 = 39 + 35)
PATINES
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NAILSET
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SALIENT
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NAILSET
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ELASTIN
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PILATES
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PILATES
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PILATES
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ENTAILS
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LENITES
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ENTAILS
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EPISTLE
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LENITES
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SALIENT
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Words within the letters of penalties

2 letter words in penalties (14 words)

8 letter words in penalties (7 words)

9 letter words in penalties (Anagrams) (2 words)

penalties + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence penalties

Words that start with penalties (1 word)

Words with penalties in them (1 word)

Words that end with penalties (1 word)

Word Growth involving penalties

Shorter words in penalties

en pen penal

pe pen penal

tie ties

Longer words containing penalties

(No longer words found)