PREDUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PREDUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREDUSK?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREDUSK is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREDUSK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
predusksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREDUSK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREDUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does PREDUSK mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
The short stretch of time just before dusk.
Writers coin predusk to catch the hush of late afternoon, when the light is still strong but evening is on its way. It is a rare word that appears in descriptive prose and poems more than in dictionaries.
How PREDUSK is used
The word predusk is uncommon and gives a quiet, scenic mood to a sentence.
- In the predusk the swallows circled over the pond.
- We reached the village at predusk and found the lamps being lit.
- The predusk air smelled of cut grass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREDUSK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREDUSK
1 longer words begin with PREDUSK.
Shorter words from the letters in PREDUSK
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Common questions about PREDUSK
- Is PREDUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREDUSK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREDUSK worth?
- PREDUSK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREDUSK mean?
- The short stretch of time just before dusk.
- What letters can be added to PREDUSK?
- PREDUSK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREDUSK:
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