penalty
Penalty can refer to the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty, a payment required for not fulfilling a contract, or the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
PE
Ends
LTY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PENALTY” Mean?
/ˈpɛnəlti/
penalty has 4 documented senses across noun.
Noun
4 sensesthe act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
“neglected his health and paid the penalty”
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Synonyms for PENALTY
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
Length
7 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
P, E, N, A, L, T, Y
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PENALTY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PENALTY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCVCCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
PE, EN, NA, AL, LT, TY
Trigrams
PEN, ENA, NAL, ALT, LTY
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