PRAETORSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PRAETORSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAETORSHIP?
| 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 PRAETORSHIP is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAETORSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
praetorshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAETORSHIP scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PRAETORSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRAETORSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRAETORSHIP
- PRAETORSHIP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRAETORSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The office or term of a praetor, one of the senior judicial magistrates of ancient Rome.
A praetorship ranked just below the consulship, so it was a key rung on the Roman career ladder. Historians mention it when tracing how an ambitious politician rose to power.
How PRAETORSHIP is used
Found almost only in writing about ancient Rome and its political careers.
- Cicero reached the praetorship before he stood for the consulship.
- His praetorship was marked by several famous trials.
- A year in the praetorship brought him military command in a province.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAETORSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAETORSHIP
1 longer words begin with PRAETORSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAETORSHIP
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Common questions about PRAETORSHIP
- Is PRAETORSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAETORSHIP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAETORSHIP worth?
- PRAETORSHIP is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAETORSHIP mean?
- The office or term of a praetor, one of the senior judicial magistrates of ancient Rome.
- What letters can be added to PRAETORSHIP?
- PRAETORSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PRAETORSHIP:
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