PREFAB is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PREFAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREFAB?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREFAB is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREFAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prefabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREFAB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PREFAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does PREFAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A building or part of a building made in factory sections and put together at the place where it will stand.
The word is a clipped form of prefabricated, and a prefab is usually thought of as a house, classroom or shed that arrives in pieces on a lorry. Because the parts are made indoors and simply bolted together on site, building goes quickly. The word is used for anything from a site office to a small house. As an adjective it describes the kind of construction itself.
How PREFAB is used
Everyday and informal, used both as a noun and as a modifier, as in a prefab classroom.
- The school put up a prefab beside the playground while the main wing was rebuilt.
- Her grandparents spent their first married years in a prefab on the edge of town.
- A crane lifted each prefab wall into place within a single afternoon.
- The builder chose a prefab design because it cut weeks off the schedule.
- Nobody guessed the neat little cabin was a prefab until the delivery truck was spotted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREFAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREFAB
11 longer words begin with PREFAB.
Shorter words from the letters in PREFAB
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Common questions about PREFAB
- Is PREFAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREFAB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREFAB worth?
- PREFAB is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREFAB mean?
- A building or part of a building made in factory sections and put together at the place where it will stand.
- What letters can be added to PREFAB?
- PREFAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PREFAB:
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