PREBOOM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PREBOOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREBOOM?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREBOOM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREBOOM
No single letter turns PREBOOM into another word.
How PREBOOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREBOOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 992,532.
What does PREBOOM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Belonging to the period before an economic boom.
Preboom describes conditions or prices as they stood just before a surge of growth. Commentators use it to compare how a town or market looked then with how it looks after rapid expansion.
How PREBOOM is used
Used in economics and news writing, often before a noun.
- Preboom house prices seem laughably low now.
- The town kept its preboom charm for a while.
- Analysts compared preboom wages with today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREBOOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREBOOM
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Common questions about PREBOOM
- Is PREBOOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREBOOM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREBOOM worth?
- PREBOOM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREBOOM mean?
- Belonging to the period before an economic boom.
- What letters can be added to PREBOOM?
- No single letter can be added to PREBOOM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREBOOM:
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