PRE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PRE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRE is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PRE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about PRE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
informal
Before, in time or in position.
Pre started life as a prefix and escaped it. On the page it is still mostly attached to something — pre-war, pre-tax, pre-booked — but in speech people cut it loose and let it stand before a noun or a date on its own. That use is common in office English and still looks odd in print, which is a fair sign of a word caught halfway through a change.
How PRE is used
Written solid or hyphenated as a prefix — prequel, pre-tax. Standing free it is informal and takes a noun phrase straight after it.
- Everything was cheaper pre the tax change.
- The building is pre-war and the wiring shows it.
- They met pre the interview to agree on a story.
- Sales were better pre-lockdown than anyone remembers.
- He talks about his pre-London years as if they were another life.
- The figures are given pre-tax and again after deductions.
- Pre-booked tickets cost less than the ones sold at the gate.
- She was a different person pre the accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRE and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRE
The 3 tiles of PRE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PRE
Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with PRE.
Words ending in PRE
3 words end in PRE. Useful as a back hook: play PRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PRE inside
Showing 24 of 953 words that contain PRE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRE
Common questions about PRE
- Is PRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRE worth?
- PRE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRE mean?
- Before, in time or in position.
- What letters can be added to PRE?
- PRE takes 6 hooks: 0 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PRE:
Open PRE in the Word Finder