PREPRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREPRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREPRESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREPRESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPRESS
No single letter turns PREPRESS into another word.
How PREPRESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PREPRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREPRESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREPRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
printingtechnical
The work of preparing a page or book for printing, such as layout and proofing.
In the print trade the steps before ink meets paper are grouped together: typesetting, colour checks and plate making. Skipping careful prepress is a common cause of costly reprints.
How PREPRESS is used
Prepress is a printing-industry term and can also act as an adjective.
- The studio handles design and prepress for several magazines.
- A prepress check caught the missing image.
- Prepress files must be sent at high resolution.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREPRESS
1 longer words begin with PREPRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPRESS
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Common questions about PREPRESS
- Is PREPRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPRESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPRESS worth?
- PREPRESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPRESS mean?
- The work of preparing a page or book for printing, such as layout and proofing.
- What letters can be added to PREPRESS?
- No single letter can be added to PREPRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PREPRESS:
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