PREDATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PREDATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREDATE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREDATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREDATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREDATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREDATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What stands out about PREDATE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREDATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To exist or occur at an earlier time than something else.
Something that does predate another thing is older than it. In biology the same spelling can also mean to hunt other animals as prey.
How PREDATE is used
Predate takes a direct object, as in the temple predate the city walls.
- These cave paintings predate written language.
- The castle may predate the town around it.
- Owls predate on mice in the fields.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREDATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREDATE
The 7 tiles of PREDATE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PREDATE
2 longer words begin with PREDATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREDATE
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Common questions about PREDATE
- Is PREDATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREDATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREDATE worth?
- PREDATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREDATE mean?
- To exist or occur at an earlier time than something else.
- What letters can be added to PREDATE?
- PREDATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREDATE:
Open PREDATE in the Word Finder