PREPARE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PREPARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREPARE?
| 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: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREPARE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREPARE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREPARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,797 thousand.
What stands out about PREPARE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PREPARE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make someone or something ready for use or for a future event.
You can prepare a meal, a speech, a room or yourself for bad news. In music it has a special sense, where a dissonant note is first sounded in an earlier chord.
How PREPARE is used
Prepare is a very common verb, often followed by for or by a direct object.
- We must prepare the room before the guests come.
- She likes to prepare dinner on Sundays.
- Prepare for a long and tiring day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPARE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PREPARE
The 7 tiles of PREPARE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PREPARE
7 longer words begin with PREPARE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPARE
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Common questions about PREPARE
- Is PREPARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPARE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPARE worth?
- PREPARE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPARE mean?
- To make someone or something ready for use or for a future event.
- What letters can be added to PREPARE?
- PREPARE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREPARE:
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