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PRESCRIPTIVIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. PRESCRIPTIVIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

p3r1e1s1c3r1i1p3t1i1v4i1s1t1
Depends on the listPRESCRIPTIVIST · 14 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
14letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PRESCRIPTIVIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.64
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.64%

Our own measure of how useful PRESCRIPTIVIST is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PRESCRIPTIVIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PRESCRIPTIVIST scores

Scrabble p3r1e1s1c3r1i1p3t1i1v4i1s1t1 23
Words with Friends p4r1e1s1c4r1i1p4t1i1v5i1s1t1 27

Face value of the 14 tiles in PRESCRIPTIVIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p22
r26
e112
s24
c12
i39
t26
v12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESCRIPTIVIST has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PRESCRIPTIVIST

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1 longer words begin with PRESCRIPTIVIST.

Shorter words from the letters in PRESCRIPTIVIST

prescripts16 prescript15 previsits14 privities14 crispiest13 epicrisis13 pietistic13 precrisis13 rescripts13 scripters13 strippers13 trippiest13 tirrivies12 restricts11 spiritist11 stripiest11 tricities11 previsit13 priviest13 veristic13 victress13 crispers12 crispest12 crispier12 crispies12 epicists12 picrites12 priciest12 rescript12 rippiers12 scripter12 spiciest12 stripper12 tippiest12 trippers12 trippets12 trippier12 revisits11 stiviest11 strivers11

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Common questions about PRESCRIPTIVIST

Is PRESCRIPTIVIST valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESCRIPTIVIST, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PRESCRIPTIVIST worth?
PRESCRIPTIVIST is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PRESCRIPTIVIST?
PRESCRIPTIVIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PRESCRIPTIVIST:

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