PREACHY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PREACHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREACHY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREACHY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREACHY
No single letter turns PREACHY into another word.
How PREACHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREACHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PREACHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Tending to give moral advice in a tiresome or self-righteous way.
A preachy film or speech lectures its audience instead of letting them draw their own conclusions. The word is almost always a criticism.
How PREACHY is used
Informal; applied to people, books, songs and speeches.
- The ending felt preachy and spoiled the story.
- I do not mean to sound preachy, but please wear a helmet.
- Her preachy tone put the whole class off.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREACHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREACHY
The 7 tiles of PREACHY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PREACHY
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Common questions about PREACHY
- Is PREACHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREACHY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREACHY worth?
- PREACHY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREACHY mean?
- Tending to give moral advice in a tiresome or self-righteous way.
- What letters can be added to PREACHY?
- No single letter can be added to PREACHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREACHY:
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