PREELECTRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PREELECTRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREELECTRIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREELECTRIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREELECTRIC
No single letter turns PREELECTRIC into another word.
How PREELECTRIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREELECTRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREELECTRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREELECTRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dating from the time before electricity was in use.
A preelectric home relied on candles, oil lamps and fires for light and warmth. Historians use the word when describing how ordinary life worked before power lines reached villages.
How PREELECTRIC is used
Preelectric is used in history and when talking about old-fashioned lifestyles.
- The museum recreated a preelectric kitchen with an iron stove.
- Evenings in the preelectric village were lit by lanterns.
- He wrote about preelectric farming and its slow rhythms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREELECTRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREELECTRIC
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Common questions about PREELECTRIC
- Is PREELECTRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREELECTRIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREELECTRIC worth?
- PREELECTRIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREELECTRIC mean?
- Dating from the time before electricity was in use.
- What letters can be added to PREELECTRIC?
- No single letter can be added to PREELECTRIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREELECTRIC:
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