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PHILOPENA

9 letters

◐ IN SOME DICTIONARIES
TWL06 ✗ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✗
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

PHILOPENA is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in SOWPODS but not TWL06 and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. countableuncountableA game in which a person, on finding a double-kernelled almond or nut, may offer the second kernel to another person and demand a playful forfeit from that person to be paid on their next meeting. The forfeit may simply be to exchange the greeting "Good-day, Philopena" or it may be more elaborate. Philopenas were often played as a form of flirtation.
  2. countableuncountableThe occasion on which a philopena is forfeited; the forfeit paid.
  3. countableuncountableA nut or almond with a double kernel, as used to set a philopena.