PREDICATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PREDICATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREDICATORY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREDICATORY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREDICATORY
No single letter turns PREDICATORY into another word.
How PREDICATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREDICATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREDICATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREDICATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to a preacher or to the act of preaching.
Predicatory is an uncommon, rather bookish word that points to the style or manner of a sermon-giver. Writers use it when they want to hint at a lecturing, pulpit-like tone. Most speakers would simply say preaching or homiletic.
How PREDICATORY is used
Rare and formal, seen mostly in older or deliberately elevated prose about sermons.
- His predicatory tone made the dinner talk feel like a Sunday service.
- The critic mocked the predicatory habits of the opening speaker.
- She had a predicatory way of ending every argument with a moral.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREDICATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREDICATORY
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Common questions about PREDICATORY
- Is PREDICATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREDICATORY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREDICATORY worth?
- PREDICATORY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREDICATORY mean?
- Relating to a preacher or to the act of preaching.
- What letters can be added to PREDICATORY?
- No single letter can be added to PREDICATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREDICATORY:
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