PRECAUTIONING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRECAUTIONING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PRECAUTIONING?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECAUTIONING is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECAUTIONING
No single letter turns PRECAUTIONING into another word.
How PRECAUTIONING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PRECAUTIONING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECAUTIONING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRECAUTIONING
- PRECAUTIONING 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 PRECAUTIONING
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Common questions about PRECAUTIONING
- Is PRECAUTIONING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECAUTIONING, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECAUTIONING worth?
- PRECAUTIONING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRECAUTIONING?
- No single letter can be added to PRECAUTIONING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PRECAUTIONING:
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