PREFORM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PREFORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREFORM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREFORM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREFORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preformsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREFORM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREFORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,390 thousand.
What does PREFORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A shaped piece of material that is moulded first and then processed further into a finished object.
Bottle makers blow a hot plastic preform into its final shape inside a mould, and powder metallurgy uses a pressed preform before sintering. The same word also works as a verb meaning to shape something beforehand.
How PREFORM is used
The noun preform is mainly an industrial term for the early stage of a moulded part.
- A heated preform is stretched and blown into a plastic bottle.
- The workers stacked each preform on the conveyor.
- Glass fibre is drawn from a large preform.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREFORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREFORM
The 7 tiles of PREFORM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PREFORM
17 longer words begin with PREFORM.
Shorter words from the letters in PREFORM
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Common questions about PREFORM
- Is PREFORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREFORM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREFORM worth?
- PREFORM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREFORM mean?
- A shaped piece of material that is moulded first and then processed further into a finished object.
- What letters can be added to PREFORM?
- PREFORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREFORM:
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