PREORDAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREORDAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREORDAIN?
| 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 PREORDAIN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREORDAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preordainsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREORDAIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PREORDAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREORDAIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREORDAIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To decide or decree in advance how something will turn out.
People who say fate has chosen to preordain events believe the outcome was fixed long before it happened. The word is a close cousin of foreordain and fits religious or philosophical talk about destiny.
How PREORDAIN is used
Formal; typically seen in the passive, as in "preordained" outcomes.
- Some believe a higher power can preordain every life.
- Nothing seemed to preordain the team's sudden success.
- The old tale says the stars preordain who will wear the crown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREORDAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREORDAIN
5 longer words begin with PREORDAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PREORDAIN
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Common questions about PREORDAIN
- Is PREORDAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREORDAIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREORDAIN worth?
- PREORDAIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREORDAIN mean?
- To decide or decree in advance how something will turn out.
- What letters can be added to PREORDAIN?
- PREORDAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PREORDAIN:
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