PREQUEL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PREQUEL 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 PREQUEL?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREQUEL is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREQUEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prequelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PREQUEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PREQUEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
What does PREQUEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A book, film or other work whose story takes place before that of an earlier-made work.
A prequel is made after the original has proved popular, to show how its characters or world came to be. The word is built as a mirror of sequel, which looks forward rather than back.
How PREQUEL is used
Prequel is common in discussion of films, novels and games.
- The studio announced a prequel to its hit adventure film.
- Fans argued about whether the prequel matched the original.
- She wrote a prequel explaining the villain past.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PREQUEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PREQUEL
1 longer words begin with PREQUEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PREQUEL
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Common questions about PREQUEL
- Is PREQUEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREQUEL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREQUEL worth?
- PREQUEL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PREQUEL mean?
- A book, film or other work whose story takes place before that of an earlier-made work.
- What letters can be added to PREQUEL?
- PREQUEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PREQUEL:
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