Is PREFORMATIVE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREFORMATIVE is not in it.

How many points is PREFORMATIVE worth?

PREFORMATIVE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PREFORMATIVE?

PREFORMATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PREFORMATIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. PREFORMATIVE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

p3r1e1f4o1r1m3a1t1i1v4e1

Depends on the listPREFORMATIVE · 12 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF

22points in Scrabble

25points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept PREFORMATIVE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.33%

Our own measure of how useful PREFORMATIVE is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PREFORMATIVE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

preformatives23

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PREFORMATIVE scores

Scrabble p3r1e1f4o1r1m3a1t1i1v4e1 22

Words with Friends p4r1e1f4o1r1m4a1t1i1v5e1 25

Face value of the 12 tiles in PREFORMATIVE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
r	2	6
e	2	12
f	1	2
o	1	8
m	1	2
a	1	9
t	1	6
i	1	9
v	1	2

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREFORMATIVE has to be built on the board across turns.

Anagrams of PREFORMATIVE

performative22

The 12 tiles of PREFORMATIVE in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with PREFORMATIVE

preformatives23

1 longer words begin with PREFORMATIVE.

Shorter words from the letters in PREFORMATIVE

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Common questions about PREFORMATIVE

Is PREFORMATIVE valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREFORMATIVE is not in it.
How many points is PREFORMATIVE worth?: PREFORMATIVE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PREFORMATIVE?: PREFORMATIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PREFORMATIVE:

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