Is “Penny” a Scrabble word?

1. 1.In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.

2. 2.In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.

3. 3.In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

Synonyms: new penny, old penny, cent

1. 1.To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

   “Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.”

2. 2.To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.