PRESERVICE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PRESERVICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESERVICE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESERVICE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESERVICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESERVICE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRESERVICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESERVICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRESERVICE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Taking place before a person starts a job, especially in teaching.
Preservice training prepares future teachers or nurses before they have a position of their own. It contrasts with in-service courses taken by people already at work.
How PRESERVICE is used
Used in education and professional training.
- The college offers preservice teacher training.
- Preservice courses include a classroom placement.
- She joined a preservice programme for nurses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESERVICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRESERVICE
The 10 tiles of PRESERVICE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRESERVICE
2 longer words begin with PRESERVICE.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESERVICE
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Common questions about PRESERVICE
- Is PRESERVICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESERVICE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESERVICE worth?
- PRESERVICE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESERVICE mean?
- Taking place before a person starts a job, especially in teaching.
- What letters can be added to PRESERVICE?
- PRESERVICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRESERVICE:
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