PRETTY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRETTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRETTY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETTY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETTY
No single letter turns PRETTY into another word.
How PRETTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PRETTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What stands out about PRETTY
- PRETTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRETTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Pleasing to look at in a delicate or charming way, without being grand or striking.
Pretty describes a face, a garden, a dress or a tune that is agreeable and graceful rather than imposing. Before another adjective it also works as an adverb meaning fairly, as in pretty good. The word began in Old English with the sense of cunning or skilful, and the sense of attractive developed later.
How PRETTY is used
Also an adverb meaning fairly or quite.
- What a pretty little cottage by the river!
- She wore a pretty blue ribbon in her hair.
- The meadow looked pretty in the evening light.
- It was a pretty tune that stayed in his head.
- The test was pretty easy for most of us.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRETTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRETTY
4 longer words begin with PRETTY.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETTY
Common questions about PRETTY
- Is PRETTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRETTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRETTY worth?
- PRETTY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRETTY mean?
- Pleasing to look at in a delicate or charming way, without being grand or striking.
- What letters can be added to PRETTY?
- No single letter can be added to PRETTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PRETTY:
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