PRELUNCHEON is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PRELUNCHEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRELUNCHEON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRELUNCHEON is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRELUNCHEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preluncheonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRELUNCHEON scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PRELUNCHEON, 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 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRELUNCHEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRELUNCHEON mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening or served in the time just before a midday meal.
Preluncheon is a rare, rather formal word, found in programmes for events and in menus. Preluncheon drinks are the classic example, taken while guests wait for the meal.
How PRELUNCHEON is used
Mostly seen in formal descriptions of social events.
- Guests gathered for preluncheon drinks on the terrace.
- A preluncheon speech opened the conference.
- The preluncheon walk was a short one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRELUNCHEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRELUNCHEON
1 longer words begin with PRELUNCHEON.
Shorter words from the letters in PRELUNCHEON
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Common questions about PRELUNCHEON
- Is PRELUNCHEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRELUNCHEON, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRELUNCHEON worth?
- PRELUNCHEON is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRELUNCHEON mean?
- Happening or served in the time just before a midday meal.
- What letters can be added to PRELUNCHEON?
- PRELUNCHEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PRELUNCHEON:
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