Meaning
- (noun) A penult, a next-to-last thing, particularly:
- (adjective) (in United States usually formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.
- (adjective) Of or pertaining to a penult.
- (adjective) Relating to or denoting an element of a related collection of curves that is arbitrarily close to a degenerate form.
Letter breakdown
- Penultimate contains 11 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Words from these letters
- mutilate
- petulant
- platinum
- template
- ultimate
- ailment
- amputee
- empanel
- emulate
- entitle
- epaulet
- impanel
- implant
- nuptial
- nutmeat
- palette
- patient
- penlite
- petunia
- teatime
- umpteen
- alpine
- alumni
- ampule
- amulet
- attune
- enamel
- entail
- impale
- impute
- inmate
- lament
- latent
- limpet
- lineup
- lupine
- mantel
- mantle
- menial
- mental
- mettle
- minuet
- minute
- mitten
- mutant
- mutate
- nettle
- pantie
- patent
- patine
- peanut
- penile
- petite
- plaint
- planet
- platen
- pliant
- talent
- telnet
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with PEN
- pen
- penal
- penalize
- penalized
- penalizes
- penalizing
- penalties
- penalty
- penance
- penances
- pence
- penchant
- penchants
- pencil
- penciled
- penciling
- pencilled
- pencilling
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Words ending with ATE
Reader questions
What does Penultimate mean?
A penult, a next-to-last thing, particularly:
How many letters are in Penultimate?
Penultimate has 11 letters.
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