PRAEMUNIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PRAEMUNIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAEMUNIRE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAEMUNIRE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAEMUNIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
praemuniresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAEMUNIRE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRAEMUNIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRAEMUNIRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRAEMUNIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legalhistorical
An English legal offence of upholding papal or other foreign authority over the Crown, and the writ or penalty attached to it.
Medieval kings used praemunire statutes to limit the pope's power in England. Later the charge was turned against churchmen who defied the Crown, and the penalties could include loss of property.
How PRAEMUNIRE is used
A historical legal term from Latin, met in books on English law and the medieval church.
- Cardinal Wolsey was accused under the statute of praemunire.
- A charge of praemunire could strip a bishop of his lands.
- The old law of praemunire was meant to curb foreign church power.
- Historians discuss praemunire when writing about Henry VIII.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAEMUNIRE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAEMUNIRE
1 longer words begin with PRAEMUNIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAEMUNIRE
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Common questions about PRAEMUNIRE
- Is PRAEMUNIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAEMUNIRE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAEMUNIRE worth?
- PRAEMUNIRE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAEMUNIRE mean?
- An English legal offence of upholding papal or other foreign authority over the Crown, and the writ or penalty attached to it.
- What letters can be added to PRAEMUNIRE?
- PRAEMUNIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRAEMUNIRE:
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