PRAELECT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PRAELECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAELECT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAELECT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAELECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
praelectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAELECT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRAELECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRAELECT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRAELECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
rareformal
To give a lecture or public reading, especially at a university.
To praelect is a scholarly verb from Latin that keeps the old ae spelling that later simplified. It is now rare and appears mostly in antiquarian or academic prose.
How PRAELECT is used
Praelect is a learned and uncommon word.
- The professor would praelect on Greek drama each Tuesday.
- He was invited to praelect before the assembled fellows.
- Few scholars today would praelect in such a formal style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAELECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAELECT
3 longer words begin with PRAELECT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAELECT
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Common questions about PRAELECT
- Is PRAELECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAELECT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAELECT worth?
- PRAELECT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAELECT mean?
- To give a lecture or public reading, especially at a university.
- What letters can be added to PRAELECT?
- PRAELECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRAELECT:
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