PREBUYING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. PREBUYING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept PREBUYING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREBUYING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREBUYING
No single letter turns PREBUYING into another word.
How PREBUYING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PREBUYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREBUYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREBUYING
- All 9 letters of PREBUYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREBUYING mean in Scrabble?
PREBUYING is the -ing form (present participle) of PREBUY.
Shorter words from the letters in PREBUYING
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Common questions about PREBUYING
- Is PREBUYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREBUYING is not in it.
- How many points is PREBUYING worth?
- PREBUYING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREBUYING?
- No single letter can be added to PREBUYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PREBUYING:
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