PREPOSITIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PREPOSITIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREPOSITIVE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREPOSITIVE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPOSITIVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prepositivesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREPOSITIVE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PREPOSITIVE, 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 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREPOSITIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREPOSITIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Placed before another word, as a particle or modifier is in a sentence.
Linguists call a word prepositive when it stands in front of what it modifies. The opposite is postpositive, where the word follows.
How PREPOSITIVE is used
A grammar term used when describing word order.
- In English the adjective is usually prepositive.
- The grammar notes list each prepositive particle.
- A prepositive article comes before the noun in French.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPOSITIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREPOSITIVE
2 longer words begin with PREPOSITIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPOSITIVE
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Common questions about PREPOSITIVE
- Is PREPOSITIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPOSITIVE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPOSITIVE worth?
- PREPOSITIVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPOSITIVE mean?
- Placed before another word, as a particle or modifier is in a sentence.
- What letters can be added to PREPOSITIVE?
- PREPOSITIVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PREPOSITIVE:
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