p 3 e 1 n 1 i 1 t 1 e 1 n 1 c 3 e 1
9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun remorse for your past conduct
originFirst attested circa 13th century, from Middle English penitence, from Old French penitence, from Latin paenitentia (“repentance, penitence”), from paenitēns (“penitent”), present active participle of paeniteō (“regret, repent”). Equivalent to penitent + -ence. Doublet of penance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- tenpence 12
- epicene 11
- enceinte 10
- incept 10
- pecten 10
- pectin 10
- piecen 10
- pentene 9
- peece 9
- pence 9
- piece 9
- entice 8