PREADULT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PREADULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREADULT?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREADULT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREADULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preadultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREADULT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PREADULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREADULT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREADULT
- All 8 letters of PREADULT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREADULT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Belonging to the period before a person or animal has become fully grown.
Psychologists and biologists say preadult when they mean childhood and adolescence taken together. The word can also name an individual who has not yet reached maturity.
How PREADULT is used
A technical word in psychology, biology and social science.
- The study followed preadult mice for several weeks.
- Preadult years shape much of later behaviour.
- A preadult bird has duller feathers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREADULT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREADULT
3 longer words begin with PREADULT.
Shorter words from the letters in PREADULT
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Common questions about PREADULT
- Is PREADULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREADULT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREADULT worth?
- PREADULT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREADULT mean?
- Belonging to the period before a person or animal has become fully grown.
- What letters can be added to PREADULT?
- PREADULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PREADULT:
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