PREPOTENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PREPOTENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREPOTENCY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREPOTENCY is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPOTENCY
No single letter turns PREPOTENCY into another word.
How PREPOTENCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PREPOTENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREPOTENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREPOTENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The quality of being more powerful than others, especially a parent's greater power to pass on its traits to offspring.
Breeders speak of prepotency when one animal reliably stamps its features on its young, whatever the mate. In a more general sense, the word means dominance or superior influence. It is a rare, rather formal term.
How PREPOTENCY is used
Used in animal breeding and genetics, and rarely for general dominance.
- The stallion was prized for his prepotency.
- Prepotency explains why every calf resembled the bull.
- Breeders look for prepotency when choosing a sire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPOTENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPOTENCY
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Common questions about PREPOTENCY
- Is PREPOTENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPOTENCY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPOTENCY worth?
- PREPOTENCY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPOTENCY mean?
- The quality of being more powerful than others, especially a parent's greater power to pass on its traits to offspring.
- What letters can be added to PREPOTENCY?
- No single letter can be added to PREPOTENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PREPOTENCY:
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