PRELECT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRELECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRELECT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRELECT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRELECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prelectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRELECT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRELECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does PRELECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To give a lecture or speak formally to an audience.
Prelect is a learned, old-fashioned verb tied to university teaching, where a lecturer reads out a discourse on a subject. A modern writer would nearly always say lecture instead.
How PRELECT is used
Prelect is rare and is mostly seen in older academic prose.
- The professor rose to prelect on ancient law.
- He was invited to prelect at the college each spring.
- It was his habit to prelect for an hour without notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRELECT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRELECT
The 7 tiles of PRELECT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRELECT
7 longer words begin with PRELECT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRELECT
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Common questions about PRELECT
- Is PRELECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRELECT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRELECT worth?
- PRELECT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRELECT mean?
- To give a lecture or speak formally to an audience.
- What letters can be added to PRELECT?
- PRELECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRELECT:
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