PREPARATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PREPARATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREPARATORY?
| 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 PREPARATORY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPARATORY
No single letter turns PREPARATORY into another word.
How PREPARATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREPARATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREPARATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREPARATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done in order to get ready for something more important.
Preparatory work comes first so the main task can go smoothly. In some countries a preparatory school is one that readies pupils for later study.
How PREPARATORY is used
Used for steps, courses and schools that lead up to something else.
- The builders did some preparatory work on the site.
- He attended a preparatory school before university.
- Preparatory meetings took up most of the week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPARATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPARATORY
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Common questions about PREPARATORY
- Is PREPARATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPARATORY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPARATORY worth?
- PREPARATORY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPARATORY mean?
- Done in order to get ready for something more important.
- What letters can be added to PREPARATORY?
- No single letter can be added to PREPARATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREPARATORY:
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