PRECOCIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PRECOCIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRECOCIAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECOCIAL is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECOCIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
precocialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRECOCIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PRECOCIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECOCIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRECOCIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Hatched or born well developed, covered with down and able to move and feed almost at once.
Ducks, chickens and plovers are precocial birds, whose chicks leave the nest within hours. The opposite is altricial, said of helpless young that stay in the nest.
How PRECOCIAL is used
Used in biology of birds and some mammals, set against altricial.
- A precocial chick can run soon after it hatches.
- Ducklings are precocial and follow their mother to the water.
- Deer are precocial, standing within minutes of birth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRECOCIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRECOCIAL
1 longer words begin with PRECOCIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECOCIAL
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Common questions about PRECOCIAL
- Is PRECOCIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECOCIAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECOCIAL worth?
- PRECOCIAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRECOCIAL mean?
- Hatched or born well developed, covered with down and able to move and feed almost at once.
- What letters can be added to PRECOCIAL?
- PRECOCIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PRECOCIAL:
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