PREAUTHORIZE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. PREAUTHORIZE is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PREAUTHORIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREAUTHORIZE is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREAUTHORIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREAUTHORIZE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PREAUTHORIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREAUTHORIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREAUTHORIZE
- PREAUTHORIZE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- PREAUTHORIZE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PREAUTHORIZE
2 longer words begin with PREAUTHORIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREAUTHORIZE
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Common questions about PREAUTHORIZE
- Is PREAUTHORIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREAUTHORIZE is not in it.
- How many points is PREAUTHORIZE worth?
- PREAUTHORIZE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREAUTHORIZE?
- PREAUTHORIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PREAUTHORIZE:
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