PRELUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PRELUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRELUDE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRELUDE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRELUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRELUDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRELUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 315,806.
What does PRELUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An introductory piece or event that comes before and prepares for something larger.
In music a prelude is a short opening movement, often before a fugue. Outside music, a prelude is any early event that points toward a bigger one, like a minor clash before a war.
How PRELUDE is used
Prelude works in music and in general writing about what comes before something.
- The organist played a quiet prelude.
- The talks were a prelude to a formal treaty.
- Chopin wrote a famous prelude for piano.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRELUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRELUDE
4 longer words begin with PRELUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRELUDE
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Common questions about PRELUDE
- Is PRELUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRELUDE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRELUDE worth?
- PRELUDE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRELUDE mean?
- An introductory piece or event that comes before and prepares for something larger.
- What letters can be added to PRELUDE?
- PRELUDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRELUDE:
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