Preempt is valid Scrabble Word

Is preempt a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is preempt valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

7 letters word
13 points in Scrabble
16 points in WWF

Definitions for PREEMPT in dictionary:

VERB:

to acquire by prior right
take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) happening; forestall
act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them doing something
(of a broadcast) interrupt or replace (a scheduled programme)
acquire or appropriate (something) in advance
occupy (public land) so as to have a pre-emptive right to buy it before others.
make a pre-emptive bid.
acquire in advance of or to the exclusion of others
To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption.
acquire for oneself before others can do so

take the place of or have precedence over
gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

NOUN:

a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
a pre-emptive bid.

Words related to PREEMPT

preempted16 preempting17 preempts14

Words that contain PREEMPT

preempts14 preempted16 preemptor15 preempting17 preemption16 preemptive19 preemptors16 preemptory19 preemptions17 preemptively24

How to use PREEMPT in a sentence

Protestantism made valorous attempt to preempt this New World of North America for civil and religious liberty and the Reformed faith.
Plausaby proceeded to state that he thought Albert ought to pre-empt.
You have a perfect right to jump it and pre-empt it.

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