PRAIRIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PRAIRIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAIRIE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAIRIE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAIRIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAIRIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRAIRIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does PRAIRIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A large open area of grassland with few or no trees, especially in North America.
The prairie is the wide grassy plain of the American and Canadian interior, with deep fertile soil. It appears in stories of pioneers and wagon trains. The name has also been given to a steam locomotive type.
How PRAIRIE is used
Prairie is used in geography and in American frontier history.
- The wagons rolled slowly across the prairie.
- Wind moved through the tall grass of the prairie.
- He grew up on a farm on the Canadian prairie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAIRIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAIRIE
2 longer words begin with PRAIRIE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAIRIE
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Common questions about PRAIRIE
- Is PRAIRIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAIRIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAIRIE worth?
- PRAIRIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAIRIE mean?
- A large open area of grassland with few or no trees, especially in North America.
- What letters can be added to PRAIRIE?
- PRAIRIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRAIRIE:
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