PREAVER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREAVER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREAVER?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREAVER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREAVER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preaversChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREAVER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREAVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does PREAVER mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To declare or state something as true in advance, before the proper time.
Preaver is a very rare relative of aver, with the prefix marking that the claim comes early. It belongs to older legal language and has almost vanished from ordinary use.
How PREAVER is used
Preaver is a rare legal-style verb found mostly in dictionaries and word lists.
- The clerk had to preaver the facts before the hearing began.
- It would be odd to preaver a result nobody has seen yet.
- Lawyers once chose to preaver key points in their opening papers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREAVER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREAVER
3 longer words begin with PREAVER.
Shorter words from the letters in PREAVER
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Common questions about PREAVER
- Is PREAVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREAVER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREAVER worth?
- PREAVER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREAVER mean?
- To declare or state something as true in advance, before the proper time.
- What letters can be added to PREAVER?
- PREAVER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREAVER:
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