pen: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of pen
noun
An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle.
Example: There are two steers in the third pen.
- slang
A penitentiary, i.e. a state or federal prison for convicted felons.
Example: They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.
The bullpen.
Example: Two righties are up in the pen.
Listed forms: pens.
Source: Wiktionary — pen.
verb
- transitive
To enclose in a pen.
Listed forms: pens, penning, penned, pent.
Source: Wiktionary — pen.
noun
A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.
Example: He took notes with a pen.
- figuratively
A writer, or their style.
Example: He has a sharp pen.
- colloquial
Marks of ink left by a pen.
Example: He's unhappy because he got pen on his new shirt.
A light pen.
Listed forms: pens.
Source: Wiktionary — pen.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pen.
noun
a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
noun
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
verb
produce a literary work
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pen in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pen
P(3) + E(1) + N(1) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of pen
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from pen
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pen. Showing up to 24, longest first.