PREPOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PREPOSE 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 PREPOSE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREPOSE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREPOSE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREPOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
What does PREPOSE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To place a word or element before another in a sentence or phrase.
Linguists say a language will prepose an adjective when it comes before its noun, as English usually does. The opposite movement, putting a word after, is called postposing.
How PREPOSE is used
Prepose is a grammar term used in linguistics and language teaching.
- French may prepose a short adjective, as in petit chat.
- You can prepose the adverb for emphasis.
- Some languages prepose the verb in questions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREPOSE
2 longer words begin with PREPOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPOSE
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Common questions about PREPOSE
- Is PREPOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPOSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPOSE worth?
- PREPOSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPOSE mean?
- To place a word or element before another in a sentence or phrase.
- What letters can be added to PREPOSE?
- PREPOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREPOSE:
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