PRECAUTIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PRECAUTIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRECAUTIONARY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECAUTIONARY is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECAUTIONARY
No single letter turns PRECAUTIONARY into another word.
How PRECAUTIONARY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PRECAUTIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECAUTIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRECAUTIONARY
- PRECAUTIONARY 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
Shorter words from the letters in PRECAUTIONARY
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Common questions about PRECAUTIONARY
- Is PRECAUTIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECAUTIONARY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECAUTIONARY worth?
- PRECAUTIONARY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRECAUTIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to PRECAUTIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PRECAUTIONARY:
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