PREMONITORY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PREMONITORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREMONITORY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREMONITORY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREMONITORY
No single letter turns PREMONITORY into another word.
How PREMONITORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREMONITORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREMONITORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREMONITORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Giving an early warning that something, usually unpleasant, is about to happen.
A premonitory sign hints at trouble before it arrives, whether as a dream, a feeling or a medical symptom. The word has a literary, slightly ominous tone.
How PREMONITORY is used
Used in formal or literary writing about warnings and omens.
- He woke from a premonitory dream of the storm.
- A premonitory rumble came from the hillside.
- Headaches can be a premonitory symptom of a migraine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREMONITORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREMONITORY
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Common questions about PREMONITORY
- Is PREMONITORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREMONITORY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREMONITORY worth?
- PREMONITORY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREMONITORY mean?
- Giving an early warning that something, usually unpleasant, is about to happen.
- What letters can be added to PREMONITORY?
- No single letter can be added to PREMONITORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREMONITORY:
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