PREACQUAINT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. PREACQUAINT 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PREACQUAINT?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREACQUAINT is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREACQUAINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preacquaintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREACQUAINT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREACQUAINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREACQUAINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREACQUAINT
- PREACQUAINT runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PREACQUAINT
4 longer words begin with PREACQUAINT.
Shorter words from the letters in PREACQUAINT
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Common questions about PREACQUAINT
- Is PREACQUAINT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREACQUAINT is not in it.
- How many points is PREACQUAINT worth?
- PREACQUAINT is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREACQUAINT?
- PREACQUAINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREACQUAINT:
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