PRESIDIO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PRESIDIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESIDIO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESIDIO is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESIDIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
presidiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESIDIO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PRESIDIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRESIDIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRESIDIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A fortified military post, especially one built by the Spanish in the Americas and the Philippines.
A presidio guarded missions and frontier towns, housing a small garrison behind adobe or stone walls. Several American cities, including San Francisco, grew up around such forts and still use the name for districts and parks.
How PRESIDIO is used
A historical and place-name term from Spanish colonial history.
- Soldiers at the presidio guarded the nearby mission.
- The old presidio now holds a museum.
- A presidio stood on the bluff above the bay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESIDIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRESIDIO
1 longer words begin with PRESIDIO.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESIDIO
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Common questions about PRESIDIO
- Is PRESIDIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESIDIO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESIDIO worth?
- PRESIDIO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESIDIO mean?
- A fortified military post, especially one built by the Spanish in the Americas and the Philippines.
- What letters can be added to PRESIDIO?
- PRESIDIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PRESIDIO:
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