PRESA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PRESA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESA
No single letter turns PRESA into another word.
How PRESA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRESA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PRESA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 12 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 PRESA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
In music, a symbol or written direction in a round or canon marking the point where a particular voice or instrument is to enter.
A presa tells a singer or player exactly when to come in after a rest, which matters most in a canon or round, where several parts repeat the same melody starting at different times. Without a clear presa marked in the score, a performer following a complicated, overlapping part could easily lose count of the bars and enter too early or too late. The word comes directly from Italian, where presa originally names a taking or a grip, here referring to a voice taking up the theme. Conductors and choir leaders sometimes use presa as a verbal cue as well as a written mark, calling it out to warn a section that its entrance is close.
How PRESA is used
A specialist term from music notation, met mainly in scores of rounds and canons and in discussions of choral technique.
- The conductor pointed to the presa to cue the altos' entrance.
- A small presa mark showed exactly where the second voice should begin the canon.
- Without watching for the presa, the tenor came in a full bar early.
- The choir director explained what a presa meant before rehearsing the round.
- Each presa in the score was marked with a small cross above the staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRESA
The 5 tiles of PRESA in a different order — 12 found.
Words starting with PRESA
16 longer words begin with PRESA.
Words ending in PRESA
1 words end in PRESA. Useful as a back hook: play PRESA onto a word already on the board.
Words with PRESA inside
4 words contain PRESA in the middle. Words that start with PRESA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESA
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Common questions about PRESA
- Is PRESA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESA worth?
- PRESA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESA mean?
- In music, a symbol or written direction in a round or canon marking the point where a particular voice or instrument is to enter.
- What letters can be added to PRESA?
- No single letter can be added to PRESA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRESA:
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