penury

Meanings

Plural: penuries

Noun

a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Extreme want; poverty; destitution.
A lack of something; a dearth.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin pēnūria (“want”), related to paene (“scarcely”, adverb), c. 1400. Compare French pénurie.

Synonyms

barrenness, indigence, insufficiency, need, pauperism, pauperization

Scrabble Score: 11

penury is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
penury is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
penury is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

penury is a valid Words With Friends word