penal colony
NOUN
/pinəl_'kɑləni/
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
penal colony is a valid 12-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1N1A1L1C3O1L1O1N1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does penal colony mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible).
BROADER