PREOCCUPANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PREOCCUPANT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PREOCCUPANT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREOCCUPANT is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREOCCUPANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preoccupantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREOCCUPANT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREOCCUPANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREOCCUPANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PREOCCUPANT
1 longer words begin with PREOCCUPANT.
Shorter words from the letters in PREOCCUPANT
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Common questions about PREOCCUPANT
- Is PREOCCUPANT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PREOCCUPANT is not in it.
- How many points is PREOCCUPANT worth?
- PREOCCUPANT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREOCCUPANT?
- PREOCCUPANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREOCCUPANT:
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