PREBASAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREBASAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREBASAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREBASAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREBASAL
No single letter turns PREBASAL into another word.
How PREBASAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PREBASAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREBASAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREBASAL
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREBASAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Situated in front of a base or a basal part.
Anatomists and biologists use prebasal to place a structure before the base of an organ or limb. It is a precise positional term and rarely leaves specialist texts.
How PREBASAL is used
Prebasal is found in descriptive biology and anatomy.
- A small prebasal ridge marks the edge of the shell.
- The prebasal region of the wing is paler.
- The report describes a prebasal groove in the specimen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREBASAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREBASAL
The 8 tiles of PREBASAL in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PREBASAL
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Common questions about PREBASAL
- Is PREBASAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREBASAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREBASAL worth?
- PREBASAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREBASAL mean?
- Situated in front of a base or a basal part.
- What letters can be added to PREBASAL?
- No single letter can be added to PREBASAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PREBASAL:
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