PREFERMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PREFERMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREFERMENT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREFERMENT is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREFERMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prefermentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREFERMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PREFERMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREFERMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREFERMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Promotion or appointment to a higher position, especially in the church or a profession.
In older writing preferment was the reward that a patron could hand to a loyal clergyman or clerk. Today the word has a dated flavour and often suggests advancement through connections.
How PREFERMENT is used
Used in historical, church and formal contexts.
- He hoped for preferment within the diocese.
- Preferment came slowly to men without patrons.
- The novel mocks the scramble for preferment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREFERMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREFERMENT
1 longer words begin with PREFERMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PREFERMENT
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Common questions about PREFERMENT
- Is PREFERMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREFERMENT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREFERMENT worth?
- PREFERMENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREFERMENT mean?
- Promotion or appointment to a higher position, especially in the church or a profession.
- What letters can be added to PREFERMENT?
- PREFERMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PREFERMENT:
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