PREEMINENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PREEMINENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREEMINENCE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREEMINENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREEMINENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preeminencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREEMINENCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREEMINENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREEMINENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREEMINENCE
- The letter E appears four times in PREEMINENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREEMINENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The state of standing above all others in rank, talent or importance.
Preeminence implies that rivals exist but cannot match the leader. A city might hold preeminence in banking, or a scientist in a field for decades.
How PREEMINENCE is used
Preeminence is a formal word for lasting superiority.
- The firm owed its preeminence to decades of careful research.
- Her preeminence in chess went unchallenged for a decade.
- Venice once held preeminence among Mediterranean trading cities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREEMINENCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREEMINENCE
1 longer words begin with PREEMINENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREEMINENCE
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Common questions about PREEMINENCE
- Is PREEMINENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREEMINENCE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREEMINENCE worth?
- PREEMINENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREEMINENCE mean?
- The state of standing above all others in rank, talent or importance.
- What letters can be added to PREEMINENCE?
- PREEMINENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREEMINENCE:
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