PREMATURE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PREMATURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREMATURE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PREMATURE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREMATURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prematuresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREMATURE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PREMATURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREMATURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREMATURE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening or done before the proper or expected time; too early.
Premature can mean a hasty judgement, such as a premature celebration, or a baby born several weeks before its due date. Either way it suggests that waiting would have been wiser or more natural.
How PREMATURE is used
Very common in general and medical English, often before nouns like birth, death or decision.
- It would be premature to announce the winner now.
- The baby was born premature and spent weeks in an incubator.
- His premature departure surprised the whole team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREMATURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREMATURE
4 longer words begin with PREMATURE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREMATURE
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Common questions about PREMATURE
- Is PREMATURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREMATURE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREMATURE worth?
- PREMATURE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREMATURE mean?
- Happening or done before the proper or expected time; too early.
- What letters can be added to PREMATURE?
- PREMATURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PREMATURE:
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