PREPRINT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PREPRINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PREPRINT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREPRINT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREPRINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
preprintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREPRINT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PREPRINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREPRINT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PREPRINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A version of a scholarly paper shared before it has been formally published or peer reviewed.
Researchers post a preprint online so colleagues can read and comment on findings early. Readers should remember that such a paper has not yet passed the checks of a journal.
How PREPRINT is used
Preprint is also a verb meaning to print ahead of general release.
- The team uploaded a preprint of their results last week.
- A preprint is not the same as a reviewed article.
- Journalists quoted the preprint before the study was approved.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREPRINT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREPRINT
3 longer words begin with PREPRINT.
Shorter words from the letters in PREPRINT
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Common questions about PREPRINT
- Is PREPRINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREPRINT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREPRINT worth?
- PREPRINT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREPRINT mean?
- A version of a scholarly paper shared before it has been formally published or peer reviewed.
- What letters can be added to PREPRINT?
- PREPRINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PREPRINT:
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