PREHISTORIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PREHISTORIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
p3r1e1h4i1s1t1o1r1i1a1n1
PlayablePREHISTORIAN · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PREHISTORIAN?
| 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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.42
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.58%
Our own measure of how useful PREHISTORIAN is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREHISTORIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prehistoriansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREHISTORIAN scores
Scrabble p3r1e1h4i1s1t1o1r1i1a1n1 17
Words with Friends p4r1e1h3i1s1t1o1r1i1a1n2 18
Face value of the 12 tiles in PREHISTORIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREHISTORIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PREHISTORIAN
1 longer words begin with PREHISTORIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PREHISTORIAN
interparish16 parishioner16 respiration13 retinispora13 inheritors13 inspirator12 patroniser12 periastron12 pretorians12 aphoriser14 atrophies14 hapterons14 nephritis14 pantihose14 perianths14 photinias14 phratries14 phrenitis14 rathripes14 siphonate14 triphones14 hirrients12 historian12 hortensia12 inheritor12 senhorita12 tarnisher12 apriorist11 atropines11 isopteran11 patronise11 poitrines11 pretorian11 pretrains11 priorates11 prosterna11 spiration11 terrapins11 topiaries11 transpire11
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Common questions about PREHISTORIAN
- Is PREHISTORIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREHISTORIAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREHISTORIAN worth?
- PREHISTORIAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREHISTORIAN?
- PREHISTORIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PREHISTORIAN:
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