PRECOGNITION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PRECOGNITION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRECOGNITION?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECOGNITION is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECOGNITION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
precognitionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRECOGNITION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PRECOGNITION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECOGNITION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRECOGNITION mean in Scrabble?
noun
Supposed knowledge of a future event before it happens, as by extrasensory perception.
Precognition is a staple of science fiction and of claims about psychic powers, though no reliable evidence supports it. In Scottish law the word also had a separate meaning: the preliminary questioning of witnesses before a trial.
How PRECOGNITION is used
Used for alleged foresight, and in a narrow legal sense in Scots law.
- She claimed her dream was a case of precognition.
- The novel hinges on a detective who has uncanny precognition.
- Scientists remain sceptical of any precognition experiments.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRECOGNITION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRECOGNITION
1 longer words begin with PRECOGNITION.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECOGNITION
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Common questions about PRECOGNITION
- Is PRECOGNITION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECOGNITION, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECOGNITION worth?
- PRECOGNITION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRECOGNITION mean?
- Supposed knowledge of a future event before it happens, as by extrasensory perception.
- What letters can be added to PRECOGNITION?
- PRECOGNITION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PRECOGNITION:
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