PRESCIND is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PRESCIND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESCIND?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESCIND is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESCIND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
prescindsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESCIND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRESCIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESCIND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRESCIND
- All 8 letters of PRESCIND are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRESCIND mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalrare
To set something aside mentally so that another thing can be thought about by itself.
Philosophers prescind from side issues in order to isolate one idea. The word suggests a deliberate act of attention, much like a lens that blurs everything but the chosen object.
How PRESCIND is used
Learned and rare, mostly in philosophy and theology, usually followed by from.
- Let us prescind from the question of cost for a moment.
- It is hard to prescind from your own point of view.
- The author asks readers to prescind from historical detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESCIND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRESCIND
4 longer words begin with PRESCIND.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESCIND
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Common questions about PRESCIND
- Is PRESCIND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESCIND, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESCIND worth?
- PRESCIND is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESCIND mean?
- To set something aside mentally so that another thing can be thought about by itself.
- What letters can be added to PRESCIND?
- PRESCIND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRESCIND:
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