PREHISTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PREHISTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREHISTORY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREHISTORY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREHISTORY
No single letter turns PREHISTORY into another word.
How PREHISTORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PREHISTORY, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREHISTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREHISTORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The period of human existence before written records.
Prehistory is known only through objects, bones and cave art, since no written accounts survive. The word can also mean the earlier events that led to some later situation.
How PREHISTORY is used
Used in archaeology and history; figuratively for background events.
- Cave paintings come from deep in prehistory.
- Archaeologists piece together prehistory from tools and bones.
- The prehistory of the dispute goes back decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREHISTORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREHISTORY
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Common questions about PREHISTORY
- Is PREHISTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREHISTORY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREHISTORY worth?
- PREHISTORY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREHISTORY mean?
- The period of human existence before written records.
- What letters can be added to PREHISTORY?
- No single letter can be added to PREHISTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PREHISTORY:
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