PREEXILIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PREEXILIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREEXILIC?
| 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 PREEXILIC is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREEXILIC
No single letter turns PREEXILIC into another word.
How PREEXILIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PREEXILIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREEXILIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREEXILIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Belonging to the time before the Jews were exiled to Babylon in the sixth century BC.
Biblical scholars date certain books or customs as preexilic to place them in the age of the kingdoms. The label separates them from later writing shaped by life in exile.
How PREEXILIC is used
Used in biblical and historical scholarship.
- Some psalms are thought to be preexilic.
- The preexilic prophets warned of coming disaster.
- Her thesis studies preexilic law.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREEXILIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREEXILIC
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Common questions about PREEXILIC
- Is PREEXILIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREEXILIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREEXILIC worth?
- PREEXILIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREEXILIC mean?
- Belonging to the time before the Jews were exiled to Babylon in the sixth century BC.
- What letters can be added to PREEXILIC?
- No single letter can be added to PREEXILIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PREEXILIC:
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