PRENAME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRENAME 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 PRENAME?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRENAME is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRENAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prenamesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRENAME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRENAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does PRENAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A name that comes before the family name, such as a first or given name.
Prename is rare in English but familiar from German and Dutch forms, where a box asks for your prename and surname. It sits in the same place as forename or first name.
How PRENAME is used
Prename is seen on foreign-style forms and in older texts rather than in daily speech.
- Write your prename in the first box.
- His prename was Johann, and his surname was Weber.
- The register lists each prename beside the family name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRENAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRENAME
1 longer words begin with PRENAME.
Shorter words from the letters in PRENAME
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Common questions about PRENAME
- Is PRENAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRENAME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRENAME worth?
- PRENAME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRENAME mean?
- A name that comes before the family name, such as a first or given name.
- What letters can be added to PRENAME?
- PRENAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRENAME:
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