PRERIOT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PRERIOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRERIOT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRERIOT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRERIOT
No single letter turns PRERIOT into another word.
How PRERIOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRERIOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What stands out about PRERIOT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRERIOT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Occurring or existing in the time before a riot.
Preriot appears in reports and histories that try to explain what led up to a riot. It marks a period of tension that came first, and it is always tied to a specific event.
How PRERIOT is used
Preriot is a rare term in reports and historical accounts of disturbances.
- The preriot atmosphere in the city was tense.
- Investigators studied preriot messages sent by the organisers.
- The book describes the preriot weeks in careful detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRERIOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRERIOT
The 7 tiles of PRERIOT in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PRERIOT
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Common questions about PRERIOT
- Is PRERIOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRERIOT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRERIOT worth?
- PRERIOT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRERIOT mean?
- Occurring or existing in the time before a riot.
- What letters can be added to PRERIOT?
- No single letter can be added to PRERIOT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRERIOT:
Open PRERIOT in the Word Finder