PREFRONTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PREFRONTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREFRONTAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREFRONTAL is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREFRONTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prefrontalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREFRONTAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PREFRONTAL, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREFRONTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREFRONTAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalmedical
Located in the front part of the frontal lobe of the brain, just behind the forehead.
The prefrontal cortex handles planning, judgment and self-control, which is why damage there changes personality. In some animals the term also names a small bone in front of the eye socket.
How PREFRONTAL is used
Prefrontal is almost always followed by cortex, lobe or area in neuroscience writing.
- The prefrontal cortex helps us plan ahead.
- Injury to the prefrontal area changed his behaviour.
- Scans showed strong prefrontal activity during the puzzle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREFRONTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREFRONTAL
1 longer words begin with PREFRONTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PREFRONTAL
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Common questions about PREFRONTAL
- Is PREFRONTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREFRONTAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREFRONTAL worth?
- PREFRONTAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREFRONTAL mean?
- Located in the front part of the frontal lobe of the brain, just behind the forehead.
- What letters can be added to PREFRONTAL?
- PREFRONTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PREFRONTAL:
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