Penult is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 85 anagrams from letters in penult (elnptu).
1530-40; Latin paenultima (syllaba), contraction of paene ultima almost the last; see pen-, ultima
The Indian name is pronounced as if written “Thayendanauga,” with accent on penult.
When the last syllable has a short vowel, such a penult, if accented, takes the circumflex.
This anie eare may if he accent the antepenult matrmonie, or the penult matrimnie, or the last as matrimone.
In such words the accent stands upon the penult, even though that be short.
I am unaware why the accent is on the penult, and not on the ultimate of Willamette.
If the penult is short, the antepenult is accented provided it be long: Sansthā́naka.
Worcester's orthography is Hindostanee and Hindostany, but the accent is on the penult as above.
Note (a) In words of two syllables, it falls on the penult: Cir´-ce.
Names on which accents are not placed are accented on the penult.
The accent is usually on the penult vowel, sometimes on the last, but never on the antipenult.