PRESIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PRESIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRESIFT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRESIFT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRESIFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
presiftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRESIFT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRESIFT, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PRESIFT mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To pass flour or another dry material through a sieve before using it in a recipe.
Bakers presift flour to break up lumps and add air, particularly when the method says to sift again with other dry ingredients. The word is uncommon, and most recipes just say sift first.
How PRESIFT is used
Presift is a rare cooking word found in some recipe instructions.
- The recipe asks you to presift the flour twice.
- I always presift the cocoa to remove lumps.
- It helps to presift the sugar before measuring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRESIFT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRESIFT
3 longer words begin with PRESIFT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRESIFT
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Common questions about PRESIFT
- Is PRESIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRESIFT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRESIFT worth?
- PRESIFT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRESIFT mean?
- To pass flour or another dry material through a sieve before using it in a recipe.
- What letters can be added to PRESIFT?
- PRESIFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRESIFT:
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