penelope
NOUN
/pə'nɛləpi/
8 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
penelope is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3E1N1E1L1O1P3E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does penelope mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them.