PRECAUTIONED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRECAUTIONED is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PRECAUTIONED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECAUTIONED is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECAUTIONED
No single letter turns PRECAUTIONED into another word.
How PRECAUTIONED scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PRECAUTIONED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECAUTIONED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRECAUTIONED
- PRECAUTIONED 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
Anagrams of PRECAUTIONED
The 12 tiles of PRECAUTIONED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECAUTIONED
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Common questions about PRECAUTIONED
- Is PRECAUTIONED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECAUTIONED, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECAUTIONED worth?
- PRECAUTIONED is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRECAUTIONED?
- No single letter can be added to PRECAUTIONED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PRECAUTIONED:
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