Definitions For Penelopize

Verb

penelopiz (very, rare) To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.

Synonyms

delay, procrastinate, stall; See all thesaurus:procrastinate

Alternative forms

penelopise Penelopise / penelopize

Etymology

penelope + ize, from the account in {{w + homer}}'s odyssey of {{w + penelope}}/"/>weave/">penelope}}, who stalled her many suitors while she [[weave + href="/define/wove a shroud which she unraveled nightly to prolong the process./">wove]] a shroud which she unraveled nightly to prolong the process.

Is Penelopize a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
27

The word Penelopize is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends

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