PRECIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PRECIPE 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 PRECIPE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECIPE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECIPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
precipesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRECIPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRECIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246 thousand.
What does PRECIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
An old legal writ commanding a person to act or to explain why they have not.
A precipe was an order from a court that told someone either to do a thing or to appear and show cause for refusing. The name comes from the Latin opening word of such a writ, and the form has long faded from use.
How PRECIPE is used
Historical legal term; the spelling praecipe is the older form.
- The clerk drew up a precipe against the landowner.
- A precipe required him to answer for the delay.
- Historians found a precipe among the court rolls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRECIPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRECIPE
1 longer words begin with PRECIPE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECIPE
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Common questions about PRECIPE
- Is PRECIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECIPE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECIPE worth?
- PRECIPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRECIPE mean?
- An old legal writ commanding a person to act or to explain why they have not.
- What letters can be added to PRECIPE?
- PRECIPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRECIPE:
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