PRECURSORY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PRECURSORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRECURSORY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRECURSORY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECURSORY
No single letter turns PRECURSORY into another word.
How PRECURSORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRECURSORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECURSORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRECURSORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Coming before something else and hinting at what is to follow.
Precursory signs, such as a faint tremor before a quake, warn that something larger is near. The term is close to preliminary but stresses the warning quality.
How PRECURSORY is used
Used in medicine, geology and formal writing.
- A precursory cough announced the illness.
- The tremors were precursory to the eruption.
- He gave only a precursory glance at the report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRECURSORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRECURSORY
The 10 tiles of PRECURSORY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECURSORY
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Common questions about PRECURSORY
- Is PRECURSORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECURSORY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECURSORY worth?
- PRECURSORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRECURSORY mean?
- Coming before something else and hinting at what is to follow.
- What letters can be added to PRECURSORY?
- No single letter can be added to PRECURSORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRECURSORY:
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