PREFIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREFIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREFIRE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREFIRE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREFIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREFIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREFIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 449,146.
What does PREFIRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To fire pottery or clay in a kiln an extra time before glazing it.
Potters prefire raw clay to harden it, which makes the glaze step safer and more even. The first firing is often called bisque firing, and prefire describes the same idea in a more general way.
How PREFIRE is used
Prefire is used in ceramics and pottery workshops.
- You must prefire the bowl before you can glaze it.
- She chose to prefire the tiles at a lower temperature.
- The studio will prefire your pieces on Thursday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREFIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREFIRE
2 longer words begin with PREFIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREFIRE
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Common questions about PREFIRE
- Is PREFIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREFIRE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREFIRE worth?
- PREFIRE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREFIRE mean?
- To fire pottery or clay in a kiln an extra time before glazing it.
- What letters can be added to PREFIRE?
- PREFIRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREFIRE:
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